2000 Buick Lesabre serpatine belt

HARRISONAR

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2000 BUICK LESABRE
3.8L
V6
FWD
AUTOMATIC
238,881 MILES

Air conditioning went out trying to bypass with shorter belt but the belts touch groove sides on alternator and water pump is there a way for them to not touch?

Saturday, August 8th, 2015 AT 6:22 PM

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CJ MEDEVAC

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YEP,

LOOKS LIKE THEY DESIGNED THAT PUPPY SO THAT IT COULD NOT BE RE-ROUTED

HOW 'BOUT CJ MEDEVAC "SQUARING YOU AWAY?"

LOOK AT THIS IN THIS LINK

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NOW

JUST 'CAUSE I'M LIKE THIS, I MIGHT CAN SAVE YOU $10 NOW, LOTS LATER, ONLY IF THAT STORE IS IN YOUR AREA. OTHER WISE THE SAME KINDA TECHNIQUE MAY WORK AT ANOTHER STORE

A WEEK AGO "A124" WAS STILL WORKING! (LONG LIVE A124!)

SEE THIS LINK, THE LATER PART OF IT MAY HELP YOU BIG TIME!

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/2001-dodge-neon-milage-just-want-put-fliuds-their-locations

RETURN TO THIS THREAD WITH A GRIN AND GOOD NEWS!

THE MEDIC

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Saturday, August 8th, 2015 AT 6:57 PM

HARRISONAR

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Thank you CJ Medevac you answered my question all part stores here said you can bypass just have to find right size belt well after 7 returns we were about to give up. But yes they do have bypass pulley $45 so I guess we will have to go that route and again thank you all your information was very helpful.

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Sunday, August 9th, 2015 AT 12:24 AM

CJ MEDEVAC

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I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO HELP YOU!

IN ATTEMPTING A "RE-ROUTE" WITH A SHORTER BELT, ONE MUST CONSIDER THAT THE "CRANKSHAFT PULLEY" IS THE "DRIVE PULLEY" IT REALLY NEEDS "MORE BELT CONTACT" OR RATHER "MORE BELT FRICTION" IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE LOADED DOWN BELT (ACCESSORIES) WITHOUT THE BELT SLIPPING.

I PONDERED OVER POSSIBLE OPTIONS USING PEN AND PAPER AND THE DIAGRAM BELOW, BEFORE I FIGGERED OUT THAT IT JUST WUDDN'T HAPPENING WITHOUT AN "IMPOSTOR" A/C PULLEY IN THE SYSTEM.

I HOPE THE PROMO CODE THING WILL SAVE YOU SOME FUNDAGE!

THE MEDIC

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