Help: issue with GIL manifolds hitting back of Alt - Gen 4 454
 

I was finishing up assembling the brackets, and exhaust and the cooling elbow hits the back of the alternator. I have the PS/Alt bracket. What have other done? Any pics? Can I space it out and align it with PS and use 1 long belt (dont like that idea).



how do i upload a pic?

Can you shorten bracket and go with smaller belt?cim assuming it's the adjustable lower bracket that's hitting.

no Alt is against head and if I put manifold bolts in - i cant more Alt at all - either way

Otherwise would a different deg or straight npt to barbed fitting work.

Improvise - overcome - adapt

Semper Fi

You sure your not missing a spacer.

You have a 3 groove pulley on the HB?

You have to massage the manifold a little. I just ran into this with two motors this week. If you shorten the belt more the alternator hits the engine block. It doesn't take much to make it clear.

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I basically have this exhaust - but my end one is a 90* - on port side - i have water inlet to rear due to Alt at front.

mine are the GIL here manifold need 1 - long bolt & 1 short bolt per port

I'm hitting the cooling pipe elbow not the manifold itself.

yes I have the 3 pulley set-up.