Re: [Amc-list] Serpentine Belt Question

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

So you are saying the balancer on my 83 Eagle 258
(serpentine belt) is too long to fit on the 77 258 in
my Gremlin, right? 

Joe Fulton

--- Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> You might be correct Andrew, that the 258/serp setup
> uses a shorter nose crank than the v-belt setup. A
> standard v-belt balancer will pull up, and you can
> also install a short hub balancer on a long
> crankshaft -- it requires a 0.30" thick washer that
> fits inside the balancer hub. That's what I have on
> my 4.6L stroker to push the 4.0L balancer up on a 74
> 258 crank. 
> 
> ---------------
> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:39:47 -0400 (EDT)
> From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
> 
> " From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
> " 
> " There's no difference. The 4.0L crank end is 0.30"
> shorter, but the
> " 258 crank end is the same with V or serp belt.
> Even if the crank end
> " was/is shorter, it won't matter. The balancer will
> still pull up on
> " the crank correctly. 
> 
> i've heard repeatedly that 258 serp belt cranks have
> the same short
> nose as the 4.0 crank.  otoh i think you're right
> that the balancer
> would work.  going the other way is the hard one!
> 
> -- 
> Frank Swygert
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