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

[Coleman, David]

Yup -- no alternator charge, and sans power steering it's a bear to turn
at anything under 50 mph.  Plus all those idiot lights on would get
annoying...
 

> 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.
> >
> > 
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> >> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Kneale Brownson
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:17 AM
> >> To: v8 at audifans.com
> >> Subject: [V8] A/C pulley alternative????
> >> 
> >> 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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