I've been searching around using various terms, but I can't seem to find info on my engine/setup.
My vehicle is an '86 Cherokee with an '88 AMC 2.5l 4/5-speed combo, so it's got the '88's serpentine belt setup.
This is the current state of affairs under my hood:
I'd like to just ditch the already dead AC compressor since the AC lines and the condensor were already cut out by the PO. I don't need that big dead weight blocking my spark plugs and wasting space.
There's nothing preventing the belt from running straihgt from the alternator to the power-steering pump, but that seems like a long distance for the belt to cover with no pulley. I've been searching parts sites but can't seem to find an idler that would mount up to what I've got there. I see a pulley that has no mount...could I mount that up with a long bolt to the compressor mount? Can I just run a shorter belt straight from the alt to the PS pump with no pulley or anything?
In an ideal world, I could get rid of that ridiculous looped upper radiator hose and replace it with a 90-ish one. It needs replaced anyway, since the PO clearly believed in *UNK!*-tightening every bolt, nut, and hose clamp he came across, which caused a split in the upper hose. :smsoap:
So, what's the best course of action here? Help is apprecated, as always.
My vehicle is an '86 Cherokee with an '88 AMC 2.5l 4/5-speed combo, so it's got the '88's serpentine belt setup.
This is the current state of affairs under my hood:
I'd like to just ditch the already dead AC compressor since the AC lines and the condensor were already cut out by the PO. I don't need that big dead weight blocking my spark plugs and wasting space.
There's nothing preventing the belt from running straihgt from the alternator to the power-steering pump, but that seems like a long distance for the belt to cover with no pulley. I've been searching parts sites but can't seem to find an idler that would mount up to what I've got there. I see a pulley that has no mount...could I mount that up with a long bolt to the compressor mount? Can I just run a shorter belt straight from the alt to the PS pump with no pulley or anything?
In an ideal world, I could get rid of that ridiculous looped upper radiator hose and replace it with a 90-ish one. It needs replaced anyway, since the PO clearly believed in *UNK!*-tightening every bolt, nut, and hose clamp he came across, which caused a split in the upper hose. :smsoap:
So, what's the best course of action here? Help is apprecated, as always.