[V8] A/C pulley alternative????

[Kneale Brownson]

On my first Audi, a 4kq, the clutch seized up, smoking the belt.  It was
the middle of the winter and I was out in the boonies.  I cut the belt off.
 That would be less of an option on the V8, I presume.


At 09:26 AM 7/18/2006 -0400, Coleman, David wrote:
>When my last compressor seized, the pulley still spun freely when the
>clutch wasn't engaged.  Mine spins fine now as well.
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>> Subject: [V8] A/C pulley alternative????
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>> The serpentine belt defragmentation thread got me to thinking 
>> about what could be done if the A/C failed and I didn't want 
>> to replace the compressor right away.  Anybody got an idea 
>> for a way to keep the serpentine belt operating without the 
>> compressor?
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