H22 Belts help

[AccordReborn]

as the title says i need some insight. In the swap index it dosent talk much about the belts that need to be used on the p/s pump, alternator, and the A/C pump. Right now my setup will be the prelude p/s pump with the prelude alt and the accord A/C (obviously). So im going to use the prelude belt for the p/s but what about the a/c and the alt? The A/C is skinnier than all the prelude stuff so is it ok to use a belt that will be too skinny on the prelude stuff?

[cp[mike]]

which crank pulley you gonna be running?

all four of the prelude pulleys are smaller, so by mixing and matching, youll probably need to get a shorter belt... you can get them in various inch sizes.

[NAiL05]

As mentioned by mike just take your existing belt.
1. Wrap it around and see how much slack you got.
2. Estimate how much slack you dont want.
3. Bring your belt to a parts store and tell them how much shorter you need.
4. Get 2 belts or however many you prefer and bring it home to see if it fits.
5. If it fits return the one that doesnt.

[deevergote]

You could always use a tape measure like the one they use in clothing stores. Feed that around like a belt and it'll give you the length you need (as long as you get one long enough)

Also... Prelude PS? Accord bracket? I believe the PS pump hits the hood using the Prelude bracket... (been a while... not that I did my own anyway!)

[NAiL05]

Well usually you will need a belt 1-2" shorter. I used one 2" shorter before I took mine off. The only belt I had to get was the ps one. The alternator and so on I used the stock one and fit just fine since I used all accord parts.

[cp[mike]]

the pumps only fit with their matching bracket... using the larger accord pump and bracket on the larger H22 makes it stick up too high, and sometimes hits the hood.

nail and deev are right, its a matter of measuring and trial and error... if u dont have a tape measure, wrap a string around, and then measure that.

and as far as running a thinner 5 rib accord belt on a 6 rib prelude pulley, that doesnt matter, just leave the outermost rib empty.

[AccordReborn]

thanks for the help. Im new to engine swapping so i have a lot of questions. Does it matter what crank pulley i use? What is your reccomendation on that because i was just trying to keep everything prelude for simplicity but should I put on the f22 crank pulley then run the accord alt? I have already made up my mind that I am running the Prelude p/s and bracket

[benji]

thanks for the help. Im new to engine swapping so i have a lot of questions. Does it matter what crank pulley i use? What is your reccomendation on that because i was just trying to keep everything prelude for simplicity but should I put on the f22 crank pulley then run the accord alt? I have already made up my mind that I am running the Prelude p/s and bracket

I'd just run the Accord pulley and Alt. The PS belt is the same between the two engines (same P/N), so it won't matter if you do that.

[cp[mike]]

I'd just run the Accord pulley and Alt. The PS belt is the same between the two engines (same P/N), so it won't matter if you do that.

^ i agree.

[4CYLPOWER92]

I used the prelude alternator w/accord a/c with accord pully with accord belt. Works fine.

[cp[mike]]

I used the prelude alternator w/accord a/c with accord pully with accord belt. Works fine.

ive tried that at least 3 times, every time i was unable to get the belt sufficiently tight by the time i ran out of tensioner room. i added spacers to give myself more tension room, but it still squeaked often from being loose. when i do that, i usually opt for a belt 1" or so shorter than the stock accord belt.

[4CYLPOWER92]

ive tried that at least 3 times, every time i was unable to get the belt sufficiently tight by the time i ran out of tensioner room. i added spacers to give myself more tension room, but it still squeaked often from being loose. when i do that, i usually opt for a belt 1" or so shorter than the stock accord belt.

Really? Well I didn't have to add any spacers or anything and I didn't have any problems with the belt being to big. I'll see if I can take some pictures.

[4CYLPOWER92]

It looks from the picture like I may have put a washer on the adjuster bolt. I'm to lazy to go back and check though, and I can't remember what I did a year ago. You can tell by the unused extra rib that I'm using the prelude alternator.


Unfortunatly the belt is not showing the part number in view, but you can tell I'm using the accord pully here.

[mikol]

i went through the same shit.....i just ended up going through like 9 belts....

[AccordReborn]

so what would be the best way to go then? based on the info given im thinking this:
-f22 crank pulley
-prelude p/s pump (h22 bracket)
-accord alternator (h22 bracket????)
-accord A/C (F22 bracket)

what do you guys think? I think i should be able to use the prelude stock p/s belt with this setup unless the crank pulley is a different size