you didn't hear this from me, but by disconnecting the pully/belt, and removing the cap from where you would re-charge the system, it slowly drains itself. not like i'd do it that way, but in case you need to.....
btw i may have an AC compressor if you need it. --- Lee & Tracy Grimes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > ===== Joey Zarrella 1990 CRX Si, B16a sitting in my garage http://www.geocities.com/redrexersanonymous __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
