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A/c And 3" Body Lift

mws

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mws NPORA Old-Timer

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A/C suddenly went bye-bye. Root cause: The A/C compressor pulley was rubbing on the high side hose when the engine torqued over. OK when idling, but when accelerating, it would just kiss. Wore through hose.

 

With a 3" body lift (on TBI engines, anyway), the high side hose gets pulled tighter and ends up rather close to pulley. Take a very wide zip-tie and hold it back at least an inch away from pulley.

 

Fortunately, the same hose on little black was in excellent condition, so it only cost me $300 to get seals replaced and system evacuated and recharged. Good thing - expected to reach at least 107 by end of week....

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I just went and looked at mine...you're right, that AC line is real close to the pulley. It hasn't ever touched, though. No rubs a-tall on mine. 'Course, I took off the AC belt a while back and haven't run it for a few years.

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i took the blasted little belt off when i got king, and today is the day he "loses" all his a/c "attachments".. including the pump.... then it's alty relo time :crossedwires:

 

*makes note to look n see if king's rubbed*

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Ooo slick, I am thinking the same thing you are. I already tore most of the hoses out. I have to get the compressor and condenser out next. I hope I will have enough space to fit one underneath the air intake pipe from the box to the manifold. My alternator is almost dead now :(

 

Of course if it got up to 107f around here, i probably would have though twice before tearing the system out.

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Ooo slick, I am thinking the same thing you are. I already tore most of the hoses out. I have to get the compressor and condenser out next. I hope I will have enough space to fit one underneath the air intake pipe from the box to the manifold. My alternator is almost dead now :(

 

Of course if it got up to 107f around here, i probably would have though twice before tearing the system out.

yeah, i live in hell..... but mini me has awesome a/c, and she's my DD...... so i am not worried about king not having any a/c.... imma git me all the pony power i can outta him, plus give myself as much room under the hood as i can....

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