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Old 02-15-2010, 02:03 PM   #15 (permalink)
busypaws
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You said A/C was inop. If you don't plan on fixxing it then pull it out. Mine weighted in at 57lbs when everything was removed. Go to a shop and have it drained of freon (lets be green). You also save by removing some rotating mass which is even better. It will only cost you 20-25 bucks to drain and a couple of hours work.
I also removed P/S since A/C and P/S were on thier own belt. This way I removed a whole belt and didn't have to play around with getting a smaller belt.
For my grill block I used some of the 3M window film. The stuff you put over your windows in the house in the winter and then shrink with a blow drier. Cost $1.67 at Home Depot and took 15 minutes.
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