Would like to hear how others have succesfully eliminated their AC pump from the 5.9 Magnum engine.

Putting the finishing touches on a 95 ram 1500 4x4 truck and considering removing the pully that sits just to the top left of waterpump.
This would give me a straight shot across from alternator to the power steering pump.
Since that would creat a long loop between the two, has anyone else had success in using this method ??
No need to run anymore pully's on the belt than are actually needed as i see it.
Any suggestion, that have been successful ??

Thanks.

 

I have no desire to remove mine, but I'm a little confused by your post.

You say remove pulley to the top left of water pump. Are you talking about removing the tension pulley?

Here is a picture for speaking X amount of words.



Alternator -- at 11 o-clock

Tension pulley -- 10 o-clock

AC pump -- 1 o-clock

water pump -- dead center with green cap on the threads.

 

That's because yours is removed in the pic. Your idler pulley that mounts in that empty bolt hole about 11 o'clock from your water pump.

 

This should be in the technical section.

 

I think he is referring to removing AC Compressor. There should be a label in the radiator support showing belt routing with and without AC. Just need a shorter belt. Parts store has them, just state "no AC."

 

He already removed the AC comp., now he wants to remove the idler pulley.

 

Problem with removing the idler pulley is that you won't be able to find a belt short enough to work without too much hassle. If it's that much of an issue, go out and buy an underdrive pulley set.

 

Haven't looked, but isn't idler pulley required for tensioner to work correctly?

 

Thanks Arde!

Lookie this thread just a few down...shows what to do for removing the AC.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...rotations.html

 

Pulleys like to have a certain amount of surface area from the belt making contact with them, take some of that contact area away and things might not work as well as they should. I can add that non ac belts do not fit a ac truck with the a/c comp removed, there is a pulley size change in the non ac system.