Thread: Serpentine system for my 406

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My buddy says $350.00 plus shipping and it's yours. I would assume you could leave the a/c bracket out of the loop and just order a belt for the other kit. Burt.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/R-70-...09533447QQrdZ1

Take a look at the bracket in this EGAY ad.... pre-vortec (pre-96) Chev trucks (V8 and 4.3 sixes) had the alternator on the drivers side as I remember. You can sometimes buy the 4.3 six cyl stuff cheaper since folks dont realize that it is a 350 with two cylinders gone.

You will have to rig up the tensioner and watch out for the balancer groove position.

By the way, your water pump has to change if you go serpentine since the direction is wrong....and you will have a time trying to figure out the problem. AND your fan blade has to change too. Been there, done that. I've bought the bracket (single side) only for less than $40 on ebay.

mike in tucson

I walked over to my neighbor's and looked at his '97 Chevy truck with a sb V8 and it has the PS on the lower drivers side and the alt over pass side top, tension pulley on top drivers side, idler pulley lower pass side

Pat

Originally Posted by robot

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/R-70-...09533447QQrdZ1

Take a look at the bracket in this EGAY ad.... pre-vortec (pre-96) Chev trucks (V8 and 4.3 sixes) had the alternator on the drivers side as I remember. You can sometimes buy the 4.3 six cyl stuff cheaper since folks dont realize that it is a 350 with two cylinders gone.

You will have to rig up the tensioner and watch out for the balancer groove position.

By the way, your water pump has to change if you go serpentine since the direction is wrong....and you will have a time trying to figure out the problem. AND your fan blade has to change too. Been there, done that. I've bought the bracket (single side) only for less than $40 on ebay.

mike in tucson

I might just dish out 550 at jegs to get the GM performance one without AC, as it includes the water pump, so thats all figured out no prob.
With this swap im gonna try to swap it within a hour, and in my truck, i think it can happen! lol well maybe in 2 hours max.