As I'm preparing for the swap into my 86 wagon, I notice that the PS pump on the 2.2 is used as the tensioner for the serpentine belt. Has anyone deleted the PS pump and fabbed a tensioner for the belt?

UMM?? look again, pretty sure the alternator is the tensioner, I had a really hard time finding a belt that was short enough and the right width to only run the alt off the main pully... I just plugged the PS pump back into itself and ran it like that until my PS lines were adjusted...

the alternator is the tensioner, you need napa belt # 050280. but you need to remove a little material from the tension arm on the alternator, the adjustment only goes so far, but you need to go a little farther....i used a file to remove the aluminum. i ran this for along time, until i got the idea of doing the PS swap into my car when i did the 5-lug swap.

 

 

~Josh~

Thanks. I've got a PS rack I might just put in when I do the swap, but I wanted to consider the options.

do the PS swap while your at it, the lines will be easy to run then, since there wont be an engine in the way. you dont need custom PS, in case you were wondering. all you have to do is tweak them slightly (SLIGHTY, BE CAREFUL!!!!) to get them to fit. my rack came form a 89 DL sedan and my pump came from a 1990's legacy. yes the lines bolt up to the legacy pump.

 

 

~Josh~