[Shotimes] A/C problems

[Leigh Smith]

Any pressure at all? When mine blew the compressor seal at about that 
mileage it died / lost charge overnight. Gunk around pulley sounds right.
Lee


Steve Tatro wrote:

>What's up.
>
>Today when I left work, I had no cold A/C.  Hadn't noticed a thing wrong
>before, so I'm confused.
>
>A bit of history, last Spring I was having A/C clutch problems, so per the
>SHOtimes FAQ article I removed the smaller shim, which brought the clutch gap
>back within spec.  No problems until today.  Also, the old R-12 was topped off
>about a year ago, so unless I have a big-time leak I shouldn't be out of gas.
>Besides, this happened all of a sudden.  Yesterday it would remain full cold
>for as long as I wanted, today nothing.
>
>I'm not sure what all is supposed to spin when the clutch is engaged or
>disengaged.  Nothing changes when I beat on the clutch with a broomstick.  I
>do notice there's a buildup of black gunk around the edge of the pulley.  I'm
>not sure what this could be.  I doubt it's the accessory belt, but who knows.
>Oh, and as the assembly spins around, it appears warped!  I have no idea what
>this means.
>
>I ran the A/C self test per the SHOtimes FAQ.  I get a display full of 888, so
>I'm assuming there's nothing electrical wrong.
>
>Any ideas?  I'm in the process of posting a couple of pictures and a video of
>my spinning assembly in hopes that it may help people diagnose my problem.
>I'll post links to the files when they're available.
>
>Thanks for any help,
>
>Steve Tatro
>Red/Black '93 with 170k miles
>Cincinnati, Ohio
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