Changing a/c belt to non a/c belt? 1995 protege
Dustin Imports
10-11-2005, 08:01 PM
not even sure wat engine it is. have pics.
its a 95 4 door. auto.
ac compressor froze and i see autozone listed a blet for a/c and without. so i plan to put a non ac belt on (just bought the car)
looks like one of the pulleys may ahve been a tensioner pulley. it was dark sjut got it tonite.
trying to get a head start for tommarow.
any info on this would be appreciated
thanks
Drew
its a 95 4 door. auto.
ac compressor froze and i see autozone listed a blet for a/c and without. so i plan to put a non ac belt on (just bought the car)
looks like one of the pulleys may ahve been a tensioner pulley. it was dark sjut got it tonite.
trying to get a head start for tommarow.
any info on this would be appreciated
thanks
Drew
Dustin Imports
10-11-2005, 08:05 PM
wb4lbg
11-26-2005, 05:28 PM
I have the same problem on my daughter's '95 Protege. The belt I got at NAPA was 35.5/8 " long but I couldn't get the PS pump to move far enough to get this belt on. I went back and got a 36 1/4" belt an installed it. The belt is nice and tight but the power steering is non-existant below 2500 RPM but works fine at 2500 RPM and above.
Did you have any Power Steering problems after bypassing the A/C?
Did you have any Power Steering problems after bypassing the A/C?
SleeperS13
08-31-2006, 02:52 PM
I just got through at AutoZone guessing which belts to fit my Protege. None of what they suggest to me seems to fit at all. Damn their computers, I have a suspicion that the part #s for the Alternator/Water Pump belt and the P/S-A/C belt are reversed in their catalog. It's all I can think of. They even had me second guessing whether I had the 1.5 or the 1.8 Liter.
Anyhow, the belt I am going to use to bypass my A/C is "Duralast" 350K4-4PK0890... I stumbled upon it after they got me to try a belt for the 1.8... Supposedly this fits the Alternator/Water Pump on a 1.8.
I guess I have a limited edition, unknown displacement motor in my Protege. Going to have to reference the VIN.
We'll see how it goes.
Anyhow, the belt I am going to use to bypass my A/C is "Duralast" 350K4-4PK0890... I stumbled upon it after they got me to try a belt for the 1.8... Supposedly this fits the Alternator/Water Pump on a 1.8.
I guess I have a limited edition, unknown displacement motor in my Protege. Going to have to reference the VIN.
We'll see how it goes.
SleeperS13
08-31-2006, 05:19 PM
I used two 35" belts, one for Power Steering, and the other for Alternator and Water Pump. The only difference I feel with bypassing the A/C is slightly crisper throttle response.
With a 1.5 Liter under the hood, maybe that translates to .5 MPG better mileage... Whatever, I'll take it.
Just recharge the A/C and re-belt it next summer. When I finally get to the Water Pump swap.
With a 1.5 Liter under the hood, maybe that translates to .5 MPG better mileage... Whatever, I'll take it.
Just recharge the A/C and re-belt it next summer. When I finally get to the Water Pump swap.
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