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Originally Posted by greywurm
Alright, I am back. Thanks for the info gentlemen.
Did I make a bad assumption that the 5.0 bracket is the same as the 5.7 or do I have to do something to make the serpentine belt brackets work on this motor? Not sure what direction I should do at the moment.
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Learning op. Don't think 5.0 (305) bracket if different than 5.7, but it seems some of the early heads have a different bolt pattern, probably short water pump era but I'm not sure. Googled it, and found this guy had the same problem with a 307, an early model engine.
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/dril...bc-169071.html
I bought a 92 C1500 and the a/c had an annoying vibration every time the compressor engaged. I found the bolt in that location had been broken off. Drilled it out, installed a stud, now the vibration is gone. So, from my own experience, I'd say it needs fixed.
Saw one man's suggestion to drill it, and I'd modify that slightly to bolt up the bracket, use a drill bit that's as big as possible to just barely clear the hole in the bracket to drill just a little to ensure usable placement of hole, then remove bracket and 5/16" drill to a depth of just short of what the other holes have for depth or no deeper than you feel is necessary. Tap it out with a regular 3/8" tap and then use a 3/8" bottom tap. If you drill through to water jacket, not a real bad problem, just use a stud and put some high temp silicone on it after spraying threaded hole liberally with brakleen and the stud threads too. Looks like you got the studs that came with it?
http://www.boschtools.com/SiteCollec...ments/1666.pdf