will using the wrong ac belt affect cooling? example using a shorter belt or a longer belt.
on a 94 eg

 

i don't think it would matter, what would matter is proper tension

 

more support plz

 

wrong size belt shouldnt even fit and yes i can affect cooling if the belt is too big it will slip and may not even allow compressor to cool, dont think its possible for an a/c belt to be too small. whats wrong with your car?

 

i have a B series swap in my eg. using my sohc ac compressor. i'm using the belt that was on my sohc motor. and i put it on the new motor and the belt fits snug. i have to put the belt tensioner all the way down. it probably has a belt deflection of less than a half an inch. isn't suppost to have a 1 inch deflections?

 

So what you're saying is the cross-section size of the belt is OK, but maybe it's a bit short? Actually, I thought it should have a deflection of about 1/2 inch, so it sounds like you're barely OK.

If the crankshaft pulley & the compressor pulley need 2 DIFFERENT cross-section size belts, that wouldn't be good.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimBlake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So what you're saying is the cross-section size of the belt is OK, but maybe it's a bit short? Actually, I thought it should have a deflection of about 1/2 inch, so it sounds like you're barely OK.

If the crankshaft pulley & the compressor pulley need 2 DIFFERENT cross-section size belts, that wouldn't be good.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah the belt is short way to short. i was thinking bout getting a new belt for a del sol dohc. yeah the deflection should be 1/2 inch but i can barely press down on it. i think it barely goes down like 5-10mm. i think i have it to tight. belt fits both crank and compressor pulley.