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

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Until you ran out of juice ;-)

Seriously, I think it's only a problem if both the compressor and  
clutch seize.  If the compressor seizes and the clutch is OK, you can  
(I believe) disconnect the clutch energizing wire from the  
compressor.  I woukld suggest this on all cars, but especially those  
'90 and '91 model years with the Delco climate control unit.

Ingo

On Jul 18, 2006, at 9:33 AM, Coleman, David wrote:

> 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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