i went to buy a serpentine belt for a 92`lincon town car w/4.6, at an autoparts store and i was asked if it was a five or six grooved belt. i told them it was a six groove. they didn't have it. so i went to another store and was asked if it was factory air or dealer installed air. i do not know, but both of the belts i looked at were six groove, the differance was about three inches. i took both home. i removed the old one and matched it up. it was the shorter of the two. but when i installed it, it seemed very tight. i had to push the ider pully until it wouldn't go any further. when released the pully it moved only two inches. i think it's too tight. how do i find out what belt should be in it? i have been to a couple of ford sites and was not given a choice of belts. i hate buying stuff from the dealer but the auto stores are full of clueless employees. so any ideas?
Aug 29, 2006 at 1:49 PM