Fred, Sounds like the A/C pulley clutch has frozen, this is probably what is wrong with my car currently and also to my old Omni GLH Turbo. There is also a set of electromagnets that are what engage the compressor shaft to the spinning pulley (this and the clutch may be all part of the same system on the Honda as I don't have mine apart). Your pulley has locked in the engaged position if it is trying to spin the compressor shaft. Also possible that the compressor shaft has locked internally so the belt slides and screeches on the stopped pulley. Mine locked in the off position so it is only when the I try to turn the A/C on that is screeches so bad.
My fix will be to replace the entire compressor and pulley from another car I had. Bad thing is that you have to crack the system and lose and recharge the refrigerant. When at the dealer a week ago, they said there was a clutch replacement kit that didn't require cracking the system but if your problem is a locked compressor or magnets, you may not be changng the right parts. Also there is darned little room between the pulley and the frame rail so an in-position replacement will be very tight. Not conducive to my big hands. My first fix was a sharp knife to cut the belt, inactive the system and remove the screeching. No A/C for now butno screeching either. Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Bocskor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CRX Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 1:10 AM Subject: CRX: A/C System froze? > Okay, I'm hoping someone can maybe shed some light on my situation here. > > Parked my 91 HF in the garage about 3 months ago while I'm driving the Si. I > moved it around as recently as 3 weeks ago (this started about a week ago, > for time frame), with no apparent problems. So, I go to move it a week > later, and it makes this horrible whining noise and won't start. > > We figured out that the A/C pulley isn't spinning at all for some reason. I > can get the car started now, but it just burns up the belt. So, having no > knowledge of A/C systems, I'm hoping somone on the list may have experienced > this before. What could freeze on my A/C unit? I would think if it was just > the pulley, it would take longer than a couple weeks and would probably > break loose from the engine starting, which leads me to suspect the clutch > maybe? > > Any help is appreciated! > > Thanks...Fred >
