lately i've been driving around without power steering because the front half of my crankshaft pulley rusted through and cracked, so i cant use the belt that runs from the crankshaft to the a/c compressor, therefore the p/s to a/c belt (which is perfectly intact and tensioned) can't be moved. i noticed an enjoyable amount of pickup from this. granted, its not tremendous, but it was noticeable. the manual steering doesnt bother me too much because the power steering wasn't really working properly to begin with. but i think im going to play around with it a little more to see if i can keep a bit of that power, but still regain the powersteering (im going to bleed, drain, refill it, and etc. to get it working right again as well).

i was looking on fcpgroton.com to buy belts and i saw this:

(http://www.fcpgroton.com/volvo240drivebelts.htm)

10X938 P/S Belt 77-93 240 Gas models w/o AC $4.00 Continental

13X1075 P/S Belt 77-84 240 Gas Models w/AC $6.50 Continental

i have a '78 245DL w/AC stock so i use the second one... but my a/c hasnt been working for some time and i dont care about it enough to have it charged and serviced to get it working again, so i was wondering, could i order the non-AC P/S Belt and slap it on to save a little power turning the compressor pulley? and this would go from the main drivebelt on the crankshaft pulley straight to the power steering pulley, correct?
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'78 245 143k dual exh. -- soon to drop in a turbo