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I don't believe your truck has a computer, but it might. If it does then leaving the belt off could make the computer mad and it could put ignition timing into limp-home mode. But, if it doesn't have a computer then leaving the belt off will have no consequences.
The easy way to tell is by looking at the distributor. If there is a vacuum advance unit on it then there is no computer. A vacuum advance unit is usually a shiny aluminum-looking part with a vacuum hose going into the middle of it.
Another way to tell is by looking at the ignition module screwed to the driver's side fender. If the plastic grommet where the wires come out of it is blue then there is no computer.
The easy way to tell is by looking at the distributor. If there is a vacuum advance unit on it then there is no computer. A vacuum advance unit is usually a shiny aluminum-looking part with a vacuum hose going into the middle of it.
Another way to tell is by looking at the ignition module screwed to the driver's side fender. If the plastic grommet where the wires come out of it is blue then there is no computer.
I think this is the belt for my air pump:
Gates XL 7381 - V-Belt | O'Reilly Auto Parts
I drive this truck about 500 miles per year. I think I am going to take the temporary belt off the air pump and drive around town a little and see how things go. I am almost sure nothing else runs from this little belt.
Thank-you all very much for all the help. This is the very best forum for getting help without someone trying to make one feel stupid.
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Let us know how it goes. But, I don't think you'll have a problem at all. Given the blue grommeted DS-II module you don't have a computer and there's nothing to sense that the AIR pump isn't working and get its knickers in a twist.
As for feeling stupid, we each do that frequently to ourselves so we don't feel the need to do it to anyone else.
As for feeling stupid, we each do that frequently to ourselves so we don't feel the need to do it to anyone else.
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Let us know how it goes. But, I don't think you'll have a problem at all. Given the blue grommeted DS-II module you don't have a computer and there's nothing to sense that the AIR pump isn't working and get its knickers in a twist.
As for feeling stupid, we each do that frequently to ourselves so we don't feel the need to do it to anyone else.
As for feeling stupid, we each do that frequently to ourselves so we don't feel the need to do it to anyone else.
I resemble that remark!
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Your memory is excellent! I soooooo remember Dad saying that, and grinning. Like "Do you get it? Or, is it over your head?" That and, when he had been ignored, saying "If there's any thing I hate it is ignorance!"
Thanks for those memories, David.
Thanks for those memories, David.
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Amen, brother! But, making bold statements about how an old Ford pickup was originally configured comes in a close second. Whether that's done from memory, the catalog, or experience, you are setting yourself up for being proven wrong.
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Let us know how it goes. But, I don't think you'll have a problem at all. Given the blue grommeted DS-II module you don't have a computer and there's nothing to sense that the AIR pump isn't working and get its knickers in a twist.
As for feeling stupid, we each do that frequently to ourselves so we don't feel the need to do it to anyone else.
As for feeling stupid, we each do that frequently to ourselves so we don't feel the need to do it to anyone else.
Thanks for the help.
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