I was driving home tonight with the heat on and I began to notice a burning smell. I thought it was another car or someone burning something. I thought this until I got stuck at a red light and saw the smoke coming out from under my hood!
I pulled into a parking lot and popped the hood. I didn't see anything that looked like it had been on fire. So, I started the car and turned on the heat. After a few minutes I noticed that the front of the a/c compressor (behind the pulley maybe? It was dark and my flashlight decided to die ) was RED. and I mean RED. I shut it off and let it cool down. Re-started w/o the heat and it runs fine.
So, my question is, can I run an a/c bypass with a shorter belt and still have heat? I've searched and this is basically what I've come up with. But I just want to make sure b/c it's my DD and it's going to be COLD at night this week.
Thanks!
I pulled into a parking lot and popped the hood. I didn't see anything that looked like it had been on fire. So, I started the car and turned on the heat. After a few minutes I noticed that the front of the a/c compressor (behind the pulley maybe? It was dark and my flashlight decided to die ) was RED. and I mean RED. I shut it off and let it cool down. Re-started w/o the heat and it runs fine.
So, my question is, can I run an a/c bypass with a shorter belt and still have heat? I've searched and this is basically what I've come up with. But I just want to make sure b/c it's my DD and it's going to be COLD at night this week.
Thanks!