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I have this problem with my Escort as well (almost). There is like 1mm gap though. The problem is that all (even Motorcraft) belt tensioners have a smaller diameter wheel on them. And another thing is that they also downsized the alternator pulley after a certain year too (without changing anything else), and of course, the replacement part has the smaller pulley, no matter what year car you have. That and the parts lookup show quite a range for the appropriate belt. None of the new parts say anything about this part change will cause you to need a belt that's a different size.
Are you confused yet? It took a lot of study for me to figure this out, but if you use the appropriate company belt interchange, I figured out how to ask for a belt that's 1/4 inch shorter than what it had originally to get the right size.
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