replaced ac compressor belt on a 1999 honda civic ex now compressor want work

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06-22-08, 05:15 PM

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replaced ac compressor belt on a 1999 honda civic ex now compressor want work

replaced ac compressor belt on a 1999 honda civic ex now compressor want work anyone can help i need it
ac worked great belt broke put new belt on and now compressor wont come on help please
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06-22-08, 05:43 PM

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Is your compressor kicking in and cycling when you turn on the ac with the motor running? Did the belt just break or did it squeal and burn off?

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06-22-08, 05:47 PM

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compressor kicking in and cycling no
no nothing
belt just broke

blackie thanks

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06-22-08, 05:50 PM

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No squeal but it bid burn off i think there was smoke and a rubber smell

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06-22-08, 07:51 PM

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Blackie:

That's a pretty good indication the compressor locked up and burned the belt off. I suspect your compressor is shot and will have to be replaced.

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06-23-08, 04:48 AM

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Second that, but probably worth a look to make sure the broken belt didn't take out wiring to the compressor.

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06-24-08, 08:46 AM

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middle pully making a noice

hi guys thanks for the help
the middle pully is making a noice
man the ac worked great untll the belt broke
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06-24-08, 10:19 AM

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man the ac worked great untll the belt broke

With these type of failures I never know
-if it was a coincidence that these two things happened, one after the other,
-or somehow the broken belt caused to compressor to then seize,
-or somehow the working belt was holding together a compressor that was ready to fail, and so this was a cascading failure (belt and compressor).

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06-24-08, 02:33 PM

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my 2 cents

I am thinking the compressor locked up and that is when the belt broke.I have seen that happen and it gave no warning. Can you turn the compressor by hand with no belt?

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