[Shotimes] Bypassing A/C pulley?

[Robert Bruce]

On the ATX, removing the A/C compressor & rerouting the serpentine belt will
leave you with very little belt contact area on the water pump pulley.

An alternate choice is to gut out the A/C compressor and just keep the empty
housing with the pulley attached.  Then just route the belt as OEM.  As an
added bonus, this method also trims out about eight pounds.

Bruce, thanks for the donor.  Saved me lots of trouble and I still have the
original compressor if I ever decide to put A/C back in the car.

Robert Bruce
93 atx


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bruce Malachuk
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 5:31 PM
To: 'Steve Tatro'; 'SHOtimes'
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Bypassing A/C pulley?


Robert Bruce mentioned something about that to me the other day when I
was picking up an engine at his place. Looks like on a ATX it would
leave something with very little belt attached. I think he said the
Alternator, but I'm not sure.

I was planning on adding an electric waterpump to my 94 Opal frost next
spring and I was going to have a sort of idler pulley made up to keep
the belt routing intact but not turn an impeller. I beieve that it would
be fairly easy to have some sort of idler pulley system made up for the
purpose of getting rid of the AC compressor if one chooses to.

Bruce Malachuk

94 Opal Frost MTX

93 Black ATX soon to be parts

93 Green MTX - black interior...a turd with wheels right now



-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Steve Tatro
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 4:45 PM
To: SHOtimes
Subject: [Shotimes] Bypassing A/C pulley?


Hey,

Quick question.  Can I buy a shorter accessory belt for my '93 ATX and
totally bypass the A/C pulley?  I fear my compressor my be shot, but I
obviously don't want the pulley to seize, snapping the belt, leaving me
stranded with no PS, no alternator, etc.

Anybody have a part number, or just a length, that will work?

Thanks,

Steve Tatro
Red/Black '93 with 170k miles
Cincinnati, Ohio _______________________________________________
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