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Old 04-05-2016 | 06:26 PM
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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).



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Old 04-05-2016 | 06:28 PM
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Can you shorten bracket and go with smaller belt?cim assuming it's the adjustable lower bracket that's hitting.
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Old 04-05-2016 | 06:30 PM
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no Alt is against head and if I put manifold bolts in - i cant more Alt at all - either way
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Old 04-05-2016 | 06:31 PM
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Otherwise would a different deg or straight npt to barbed fitting work.
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Old 04-05-2016 | 06:34 PM
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Improvise - overcome - adapt

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Old 04-05-2016 | 06:36 PM
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You sure your not missing a spacer.
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Old 04-05-2016 | 06:37 PM
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You have a 3 groove pulley on the HB?
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Old 04-05-2016 | 06:39 PM
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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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Old 04-05-2016 | 06:39 PM
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http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...ds-risers.html

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
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Old 04-05-2016 | 06:47 PM
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I'm hitting the cooling pipe elbow not the manifold itself.

yes I have the 3 pulley set-up.
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