I have removed everything on the exhaust side. How are you guys plugging them to protect from the elements?

 

Old spark plugs work well. A shallow bolt also works.

 

What engine? Which things are you wanting to block off? Details help when posing a question.

 

Quote from Paul Conanski: plug the ports in the back of the heads with 5/8x1" coarse thread bolts with copper washers, and the air pump can stay as an idler or you can remove it and install an idler pulley

 

I have plugged the back of the heads, 302 engine, i was wondering if i need to plug the inlet & outlet for the pump.I have removed all of the lines except the inlet to the pump.I have plugged the solinoids vaccum lines.Would like to replace it with a idler, but plan on using the pump for a idler for now.Spark plugs work (for now) coarse threads do not work on mine.
thanks

 

If you plug the pump, it'll seize almost instantly. Ask me how I know. I ended up "gutting" the pump and now it just acts as an idler.

 

yeah, that is what i want to avoid. Some folks say the pump is hard to gut. Any ideas?

 

I didn't trust it as an idler, so I just removed it entirely and went with a shorter belt. But I have a 4.9.

 

Yeah the shorter belt is probably the better/easier route. As for gutting it, they don't make it easy to break into but not that bad. If I remember correctly there's a couple pins that have to be knocked out and then the internals comes out easily enough with a hammer and chisel.

 

When I put headers on my 5.8 I deleted the smog pump. I bought a eliminator bracket and pulley from summit. I was cheap enough and that way I can still run the belt it calls for.

 

I was wondering about the belt. If the original belt will work, i will put a idler pulley on.Mine is a 5.0, idler set up is different, but maybe it will work out.

 

I used a mustang smog delete bracket on my 5.0

 

I have noticed the mustang pulley is smaller than the one on my f 150, can you still use the original belt?. Thanks

 

Some people say yes the tensioner will take up the slack but some say they needed a shorter belt.
You can always get the idler pulley for the non AC bracket it fits the smog bracket and is the same size as the smog pulley

 

thanks for the advice, will look for a pulley.