nicknchrissy
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- Jun 12, 2012
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Hey guys,
I searched and searched for some information regarding the 80's 485 and doing the lower alternator conversion from Breezeworks (with power steering)
I wanted to post this in case someone in the future had the same issue as I did. Here's how I solved it.
the 485 has an engine oil cooler that is mounted right behind where the bracket for the alternator goes; it's kinda in the way. Actually, the hose in in the way, that comes from the engine water pump inflow. Even with moving it out of the way, the belt ate through the hose. Obviously, way too close.
Part# 90477 (or 32-90477) is the hose that connects it. It's no longer made, and doesn't look like many people have them.
Regardless, I went to Autozone, just because they were the closest, and I asked the guy if he had anything that had those bends in it. I figured I'd have to cut a huge piece of hose to get what I wanted. He came back with this:
You can see the part number is 70989 on the new hose.
Upon inspection of the hose, and where it would go, I decided to make an interesting cut off it. If you simply wanted to replace it, you can see it's just a bit long - trim it down.
I cut it on the inside of the tight bend to just make a 90' elbow. This way, it would be out of the way of the alternator belt. You can see here it's installed, and clears the belt by about 2"
Hope it helps someone either replacing the hose, or that has the same issue.
-Nick
I searched and searched for some information regarding the 80's 485 and doing the lower alternator conversion from Breezeworks (with power steering)
I wanted to post this in case someone in the future had the same issue as I did. Here's how I solved it.
the 485 has an engine oil cooler that is mounted right behind where the bracket for the alternator goes; it's kinda in the way. Actually, the hose in in the way, that comes from the engine water pump inflow. Even with moving it out of the way, the belt ate through the hose. Obviously, way too close.
Part# 90477 (or 32-90477) is the hose that connects it. It's no longer made, and doesn't look like many people have them.
Regardless, I went to Autozone, just because they were the closest, and I asked the guy if he had anything that had those bends in it. I figured I'd have to cut a huge piece of hose to get what I wanted. He came back with this:
You can see the part number is 70989 on the new hose.
Upon inspection of the hose, and where it would go, I decided to make an interesting cut off it. If you simply wanted to replace it, you can see it's just a bit long - trim it down.
I cut it on the inside of the tight bend to just make a 90' elbow. This way, it would be out of the way of the alternator belt. You can see here it's installed, and clears the belt by about 2"
Hope it helps someone either replacing the hose, or that has the same issue.
-Nick