I ran the AC on the way home today since it was 100 degrees outdoors and we had
a dust storm blow in (odd for this time of year). As usual, I secured the
compressor and put the windows down as I pulled into the neighborhood. When I
stoped in the driveway, right before I was about to shut the engine down, I
noticed a little off normal noise from under the hood. When I looked, I saw the
AC compressor pulley turning about an eighth of turn at a time with a second or
so intervals between turns. So, I switched on the compressor and it worked
normally. Switched it off and it did the haltingly turning thing again.
Is the compressor clutch going out? I've never had one fail before.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 171K
'87 Acura Legend 183K
Goodyear, AZ
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> the AC compressor pulley turning about an eighth of turn at a time
> with a second or so intervals between turns.
Normal direction? Or reversed?
-- Jim
