My A/C compressor just went out on my terminated '98 Cobra. I have it pullied with a 4# lower and 2.93 upper. I am wondering if this would put any extra strain on the A/C compressor. Also, does anyone make a better compressor for the terminator than ford? I know nothing when it comes to A/C so any help is appreciated.
A/C compressor problem
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The stock compressor should be fine.
As far as I know there is no other pulley for the AC other than stock. Yes, with a bigger lower you are spinning the AC compressor faster all the time it is on. You might want to ask your tuner if he can turn it off at a specific RPM while at part throttle since it already shuts off when you are at full throttle. That might save your next AC compressor. Also, the Ford compressors seem to be very sensitive to lower internal oil levels. So if you are leaking a tiny bit of freon and recharging it with the little cans at home, it is running on less and less oil and will eventually fry. On AC compressors the oil is in the freon and if the freon leaks out, so does the oil.
As far as I know there is no other pulley for the AC other than stock. Yes, with a bigger lower you are spinning the AC compressor faster all the time it is on. You might want to ask your tuner if he can turn it off at a specific RPM while at part throttle since it already shuts off when you are at full throttle. That might save your next AC compressor. Also, the Ford compressors seem to be very sensitive to lower internal oil levels. So if you are leaking a tiny bit of freon and recharging it with the little cans at home, it is running on less and less oil and will eventually fry. On AC compressors the oil is in the freon and if the freon leaks out, so does the oil.
A/C compressor runs off the inner belt, so your 4 lb. lower is not spinning it any faster than stock
The lower has nothing to do with the ac. The lower pulley only effects the blower and alt
No need for confusion.
A/C compressors can fail on any vehicle and that's just the way it is!
We can assure you, it has nothing to do with a larger lower pulley
Have you gone through more than one?
If so, you probably aren't getting the system clean of contaminants or debris
.
A/C compressors can fail on any vehicle and that's just the way it is!
We can assure you, it has nothing to do with a larger lower pulley
Have you gone through more than one?
If so, you probably aren't getting the system clean of contaminants or debris
.
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The hydraulic pump for PS and PB, water pump and AC compressor run off only the inner belt. The drive pulley for that is inside the "cage" on the crank and is not changed when the outer lower pulley is changed. The outer one only runs the alternator and supercharger. If you haven't seen it elsewhere on this forum beware of running huge lowers with small pullies on the blower. There have been a number of crank failures.
If you can find one that fits in the stock location and takes the stock hose hookups, Sanden probably makes the best AC compressor on the market. All the "hotrod" and antique retrofit AC systems use them and they're good to 6500 RPM.
Thanks for the great responses, guys. It is the first time the compressor has gone out since the '03 motor went in about a year ago. Lower kit was installed just a couple months ago which gave me concern. I'll be getting the car back from the shop tomorrow and they supposedly changed lines, drier etc so hopefully i'll have my A/C in good shape. 111 degrees today so I NEED it!
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