hi all i have a 2.0 blacktop zetec in my focus the air con is broken i want to take it out completely but need to know what belt i can use in place of the one thats there?

 

I believe you can get a shorter one off a non air con model either 1.8 or 2l.
Ask at your local motor factors as they will be able to do a search on their system under make, model, year, engine and air con option.

 

have tried that and apparently it wont fit will have to take it off and run some string around to find length thanks

 

I did mine on my Car, ordered several belts online - they were all wrong - measured it with string and got it from local motor factors

the AC pump weighed 7kgs and the "radiator" 4kgs 11kgs does not sound much but it adds up and the AC pulley spins at crank speed so its like taking that weight off the crank

the engine should pick up and rev through the (power) band quicker (especially in the lower gears) and the little bit less weight forward of the front wheels made a surprising difference to the turn-in (steering/ handling)

watch your traction - i would take a bit off the back (behind the wheels) to compensate on a FWD car

i would cut (hacksaw) the AC lines inside the engine bay as they go through the bulkhead and maintain the seal in the heater, leaving the "matrix" part of the AC system inside the "heater" box i damaged mine and allowed refrigerant into the cabin - not nice - and the heater box is a nightmare to get out

i ripped out the rest of the AC system
im fitting an electric water pump (electronically controlled) now, - no parasitic loads for the AC or warterpump and the alternator and power steering are run at stock speed (no potential problems that may have happened with an underdrive pulley)

 

Thats great thanks