Subject: RE: Please advise on A/C conversion

[james accordino]

It is possible they can slip as well.  Many
years/cycles on and off and the friction materials get
worn.  Also the gallons of Pento. dripping down there
don't help either.

Jim Accordino

--- David.Ullrich at ferguson.com wrote:
> That was going to be my next question. Yes, the
> power for the pusher fan is tapped off the 12v+
> supply for the clutch. It is properly fused (in-line
> fuse added). I grounded it directly to the body of
> the car, actually an existing screw in the radiator
> frame. Could I be robbing too much power from the
> clutch to allow if to fully clamp? Should I try
> pulling the fuse to keep the pusher fan from coming
> on to see if it gets better versus worse? Thoughts?
>
> Dave
>
> Too Many Toys:
> 2002 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T Tiptronic
> 1993 RX-7 R1
> 1987.5 Audi Coupe GT "Special Build" 2.3 -
> Anthracite Black
> 1985 Chevy Impala Interceptor
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kneale Brownson [mailto:knotnook at traverse.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 3:21 PM
> To: David Ullrich - 0018 HQ; critchie1 at hotmail.com;
> quattro at audifans.com
> Cc: Greg.Roa at Cinergy.COM
> Subject: RE: Subject: RE: Please advise on A/C
> conversion
>
>
> At 02:27 PM 07/19/2002 -0400,
> David.Ullrich at ferguson.com wrote:
>
> >Is it possible that it could be "weak" and not
> clamping with enough force
> >any more? Slipping? I do eventually get the vent
> temps down to where
> >others have them, it just seems to take my car a
> lot longer...
> >
> >I do get a click, and it is obviously working, but
> I'm wondering about
> >slipping. I knew about the 12v lead, that's what is
> signaling my pusher
> >fan to come on (turn on lead) so that the pusher
> fan only comes on when
> >the AC compressor is on.
>
> So you're "robbing" power from the clutch supply
> line to run the fan?  I
> don't know anything about electricity, so I don't
> know whether there's a
> limit to how much heavy duty stuff you can run off
> one lead.
>
> Is the compressor and its attachment to the engine
> the ground for this
> circuit?    What'd you do for the ground for the
> extra fan?
>


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