A/C compressor pulleys
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09-09-2005, 11:00
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A/C compressor pulleys
I'm one of the few guys here that is still using their factory
A/C system, but it suits my business needs. My question is regarding factory A/C pulleys. I was on the phone today with a A/C parts salesman and after looking at pix of my bus, he asked me to measure my engine pulley vs. A/C pulley. He said they need to be at least 1:1, but if the A/C pulley is smaller, then it would be over-revved. I measured and got a 1 : 1.4 ratio overreving the A/C compressor. Is this bad for my compressor? I looked at other buses I've owned and the pulley on the A/C is bigger than the engine pulley, so why would TransAir install a smaller pulley on the A/C compressors? These were shuttle buses so I'm wondering if they tried to get the A/C to turn faster at idle or slow traffic to make the A/C colder. Any thoughts? Should all A/C compressors have a 1:1 ratio or more on the side of the A/C pulley? This is news to me until now b/c I've never really thought about it before. Do I have any claim against TransAir for replacement parts b/c I've already smoked a $600 clutch assembly and I'm wondering if the pulley size is why? Let me know your thoughts. Steve 2 '98 Bluebird QBRE Partybuses |
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