Hey folks. My 4.6 timing cover is so brittle I cant reinstall idler pulley. Can't do timing cover replacement until April. Has any1 tried deleting this Idler pulley right above the belt tensioner. Passenger side of engine? With a tad shorter belt, and maybe grinding away a wee bit of the cast housing on tensioner where belt may rub, it looks like it will work. Mind you the half inch max belt deflection from said idler pulley will be gone but with shorter belt, will it lol? If any1 has tried this what smaller belt did you use or how'd your attempts at idler delete go? Thanks a ton.
