would the serpentine pulleys and brackets on a tbi 350 work on a earlier carbed 350?
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tbi serpentine belt pulleys work on earlier carburated motor *dual altanators*
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63chevyll
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yes, but you will need a water pump from serp era truck
What he said BUT you'll also need the clutch and fan for the serp set-up as well since it is reverse rotation to go along with the reverse rotation water pump.
63chevyll
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yeah your right.
I always forget about the fan
I always forget about the fan
No worries, i'm sure you're not the only one who has forgetten about it.
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Also, make sure your heads have all the bolt holes in them for the brackets to be secured to.
are all the tbe small block water pumps the same? would i have to have a tbi altanator/power steering pump too?
63chevyll
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Just water pump would have to he changed, but keep in mind you will.need the correct pullys for the entire system, there are a few different water pumps for sb chevys but the 87-95 tbi engine water pumps are the same as far as i know.
So maybe to answer your question in further detail yes you will.need to change alt and ps
Only to match the serp belt brackets if your converting from a v belt.
So maybe to answer your question in further detail yes you will.need to change alt and ps
Only to match the serp belt brackets if your converting from a v belt.
On the TBI stuff the clutch fan is a bolt on.
when I look up water pumps for the year truck I got my serpentine setup off of, it comes up with both clockwise and counter-clockwise pumps. I haven't put the brackets etc on yet, so I don't really know yet. I drew a picture of the pulleys, grooved and slick, and figure they are counter-clockwise when I doodle in what I think is the correct routing.
if i were to pull the setup off a truck with ac. but not run a compressor or air pump. could i still use the "no ac" belt. or do i gota find a truck that didnt come with ac from the factory?
there is a bolt on bypass pulley / bracket for non a/c .
So the p/s pump is different? How so - bolt pattern or does it spin opposite? I'll be doing this swap also and was hoping to reuse my good v-belt pump with the serp resevoir.
as long as the V-belt PS pump has 3 holes on the front for the serp brackets to bolt to. This is why you have to pull the pulley off, unbolt the 3 PS pump bolts on the front, drop the PS pump, then unbolt the serp brackets from the head.
When I got my serp setup, I just bought it with all the accessories. My old pump was damaged too. Bought a COUNTER CLOCKWISE water pump from XYZauto and had the alternator tested.
When I got my serp setup, I just bought it with all the accessories. My old pump was damaged too. Bought a COUNTER CLOCKWISE water pump from XYZauto and had the alternator tested.
Sorry to sidetrack....
Does anybody know of a mostly bolt-on setup that uses the long skinny A/C compressor? I'm also worried about clearing the TPI intake. Do I need a TPI specific serpentine setup?
Does anybody know of a mostly bolt-on setup that uses the long skinny A/C compressor? I'm also worried about clearing the TPI intake. Do I need a TPI specific serpentine setup?
what about the air pump? theres a belt option to not have an air pump. do i need to run a bypass pully as well?
Yeah, you need a serp setup from a TPI motor. The alternator and A/C are lower and wider than on the TBI setups.
bronc3buster842001
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Pm me if you need a set of the TPI brackets. May let my spare set go.
i was readsing online that 4.3ltr v6 setups wqork too and are more lo profile
