I had the same thing happen on my '84 in late summer. Compressor was shot and I wasn't going to work on it until this coming spring. I just cut through the belt (old any) to remove it, and secured the compressor with heavy bailing wire. John Lauterbach Macon, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim King <tking_ms@MSN.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 3:39 PM Subject: AC compressor question...
> Happy Friday -- > > Basic question, but I gotta ask: My compressor mounts (on the compressor > body) are cracked. As the belt spins, the unit bounces around more than I > comfortable with. At least until I decide how to fix this, can I just remove > the AC belt? I assume this won't hurt anything... I just won't have AC. > Correct? > > Thanks, > > Tim > > Tim King > Seattle, WA > 87 Syncro Westy (new u-joints = actual 4wd!) |
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