I went through a similar situation.

Ended up changing:

Cam Shaft sensor
ECM
ICM
Spark Plugs
Fuel Pressure Regulator

....with no luck.


Nothing help until I changed the fuel pump and the crank sensor.


Your mileage may very, but I had the exact same symptoms.

Having no pressure buildup says there's a leak somewhere that's venting any pressure. Is the underside of the radiator cap gunked up keeping the small disc from sealing to allow pressure to build up?

Radiator cap and everything visible inside looked clean.

You should be able to locate where the ...

OK. I didn't do a complete flush before introducing the DEX. Big mistake I guess. I'd assume I still had about 25% green in there when I topped off the rest with dex.

It has been around 3 months since I did that.

The thermostat was the first thing I changed since the overheating started. No luck ...

My Bonny just started overheating out of the blue.

There is no visible coolant loss.

There is moisture around the water pump, but I haven't had a single drip onto cardboard.

When the car overheats, the majority of the steam comes from the belt area. (well, that's the way it looks at least)

The ...

you know what, i know its possible. i helped my freind with his cutlass cierra which had the 3.3. same engine (basically), and belt routing as your L27. i dont remember exact length, but for some reason 75 inches comes to mind.

but, you can do what I did in the pic above, and use the old belt as ...

Are Fords allowed here?

Jeeps are my other love too!

I've had a Bonneville and a Jeep of different flavors for the past 10 years.

I go with Grand Cherokee Ltds though. I need the cargo space.

Nice Jeep though

Hmmm.

Looks like I may be able to figure a way to do it.

Anyone know what length I should be going for?

Ball park estimate?

Boy, it has been a long time, but I know my neighbor just bought a shorter belt for an L27 and rerouted it when his compressor locked up. Worked fine.


It looks like the water pump will turn backwards if I go for a shorter belt.

Kinda have to have a pulley down there.

Anyone have experience ...

Thread title really says it all. My AC clutch is locked up and it is shredding itself to bits and shaking the engine quite a bit.

Instead of going with a new($$$) compressor, I decided to get an AC delete pulley since there isn't a way to reroute a belt (is there?).

So, if anyone has done this ...