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Old Jul 10, 2015 | 05:30 PM
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Does anyone know what year Ford went to a single belt on the 3.0 Aerostar?

Also did they move the power steering pump forward or the alternator and compressor rearward to line them up for the one belt?
 
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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 05:57 PM
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75 views and 0 replies. Surely someone knows.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 07:21 AM
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either 1990 or 1992. Thats when new options and redesigns occurred.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2015 | 06:03 AM
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my '86 had separate belts, my '92 had one belt.

I have no clue what happened in between.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2015 | 04:25 PM
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My 90 3.0 has 2 belts...
 
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Old Aug 26, 2015 | 06:11 PM
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My 92 3.0 has a second belt for the PS.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2015 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Adam_Tinkerer
My 92 3.0 has a second belt for the PS.
Do you know what type of A/C compressor you have? Which one of these pictures does it look like? The black one or the silver one?



 
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 01:27 PM
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Mine looks like the silver one.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 01:51 PM
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the silver looks like the FS10, the "normal" compressor used in the 3.0 and 4.0 Aerostar.

it's really a terrible compressor, the Father of Black Death. ha ha
 
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Old Aug 29, 2015 | 07:35 PM
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Pretty sure I have the bottom one.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 12:05 PM
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Jose says his 92 had one belt. Adam says his 92 has two belts. It seems Ford went from two belts to one belt in the middle of the 92 model year?

Here’s my problem.

I’m trying to get together the parts that will be necessary to replace my 29 year old A/C compressor when it finally goes out. This is a dealer installed system. The problem is the compressor (the black one, a HR980) is no longer available in the configuration for the Aerostar. To use an available compressor, which I assume is a factory installed replacement, I will have to change the mounting bracket, but I also have to be sure the belt will line up. So I need to know what years have the 4 mounting bolt compressor with a separate belt for the power steering when I hunt the junk yards for the bracket.

From the information you guys have provided, it appears that I have to find a bracket from an 87 to early 92.

Am I missing anything?
 
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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 06:27 PM
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Just checked the build date on mine, it's 05/92. I know Ford is famous for mid year changes!
 
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