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Power steering belts "matched set"

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Gary Lewis

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That's funny!

Our O'Reilly's has a high turnover rate. Different people each time I go in it seems. So normally now I go to the place run by two guys that have been in the business forever. But for things like speedo cable lube I thought O'Reilly's would be the better choice as they tend to have a wider selection of those kinds of things. I was wrong.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

85lebaront2

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He forgot to ask what color. Want to drive one crazy, ask for a radiator for a 1965 Corsa.

Bill AKA "LOBO" Profile

"Getting old is inevitable, growing up is optional" Darth Vader 1986 F350 460 converted to MAF/SEFI, E4OD 12X3 1/2 rear brakes, traction loc 3:55 gear, 160 amp 3G alternator Wife's 2011 Flex Limited Daily Driver 2009 Flex Limited with factory tow package Project car 1986 Chrysler LeBaron convertible 2.2L Turbo II, modified A413

Gary Lewis

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85lebaront2 wrote

He forgot to ask what color. Want to drive one crazy, ask for a radiator for a 1965 Corsa.

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ArdWrknTrk

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Radiator cap for a '72 beetle was a popular one as I remember!

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

1986F150Six

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This is for you, Bill!

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=1965+Corvair+Corsa+top+speed+YouTube&docid=608050735569506230&mid=3FE9BA937F61FEBFD9933FE9BA937F61FEBFD993&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

85lebaront2

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My son had a 1965 Corsa coupe, 140hp 4 speed and it had the "heavy duty" suspension (handling package) including the faster ratio steering. That was the package that was turned into the Yenko Stinger. I rejetted the carbs and put lighter power valve weights in the primaries. It had an Otto OT20 cam and was somewhere between a stage I and Stage II Yenko package in addition to having .030 cylinder kits.

We were in Richmond VA for the opening of the Corvair Museum, now relocated to Michigan I believe, and one of the club members who had a strong 110hp early model was told to "teach Matt a lesson", he pulled along side on I64 and did the classic "I wanna race" maneuver. I told Matt "go ahead", he dropped it to 3rd, and walked away from him.

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1986F150Six

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Good father-son memories!

ArdWrknTrk

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Gates is giving me 7550 using their vehicle selector

https://www.gates.com/us/en/ymm/search/vehicle/result.html?equipment-clazz=Passenger+Cars+%26+Light+Trucks&vehicle-type=Light+Trucks&year=1986&make=Ford&model=E+Series+Van&engine=V-8+7.5+L

Is your PS pump at one extreme of its travel?

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

26ftcobraBBF

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Pretty much mid- adjustment.

Mike
'85 Ford Cobra Econoline E350 7.5L carbureted thing of beauty

CRittaler

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My local Napa claims to be able to order matched sets. Not sure what brand, but I'm going to take a chance come payday since the old belts on mine now are cracking and not matched.

F250 SuperCab 2wd 460 with factory AC

Chris
1985 Ford F250 XLT SuperCab
ZF5-42 swapped 460 hot fuel, factory AC.
Part way through 4WD swap.

1988 Suzuki Samurai -- Daily Driver
1968 Dodge Dart -- Project car
1957 Chevy 4400 Flat Bed -- Collector Project

Gary Lewis

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Please let us know how it works out.

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CRittaler

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Well, I went to my local NAPA on payday and asked for a matched set for the power steering. I ended up with 2 individual Napa brand 15543 belts that were different lot codes and dates.

Took a chance since they're so cheap. Put them on today and for me it's close enough. If there is a difference in tension it's subtle. My old belts were leaps and bounds worse.

Gary Lewis

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Glad it worked. It is really the luck of the draw, and you got lucky.

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ArdWrknTrk

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Maybe they went in the back with with a belt gauge and chose the two closest?

'Matched pair' doesn't necessarily mean sequential.
It means matched for circumference.
And it seems like that's what you got.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

CRittaler

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I actually specifically asked if they had a belt measurement apparatus, they said they had a tape measure lol. The guy might have measured, I'm not sure, they left to a different building for probably 10 minutes. The person at the parts desk said the belts were in the other building and we not yet organized.