[hhu168]

Nick, i read that somewhere, cant remember if was on here or elsewhere, or the name of the mfgr. I just dismissed it when i saw the compressor had to come out anyway. Only positive would be if you were terribly low on funds.

I can confirm that. I had seen A/C bypass pulley for 2000 TEC at both AutoZone and Napa websites at different times.

 

[hhu168]

Also iirc, you just cant gain clearance with a shorter belt on a tec.

For a 2001 TEC, yes, the above statement is true.

For a 2000 TEC, you actually would have the clearance. The problem is the shorter bypass belt won't provide enough friction for the water pump to run.

 

[hhu168]

Hhu168, how about on gen3 tecs?

No idea. I only had experience with 2000 and 2001's.