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Post by **Mikie** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:53 am

I, or someone else may have mentioned or gone over this already but, I swapped a CA18det into an '89 Sohc... I live in Az and need (not want) NEED a/c. I still have the expensive old (colder) freon, and after checking the bolts seemed to line up....low and behold THEY DO!!! ...and it works!...there is one catch...the pulley is about a 1/4 inch shorter on the SOHC compressor than on the CA. I baisically sanded the one side down and delt with the noise until the belt wore itself in...but it works!..and without any additional cost. I'll post pictures this weekend.

Post by **float_6969** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:53 am

I'd like more info on this too. I live in Kansas and A/C is pretty much a must here too. (Maybe I'm just a wuss)

Post by **Nismo1182** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:53 am

Yea, I had my ac bolted on but I never put the belt on. Didnt know it the alignment would work or not. Then a few days later I lost the adjustment pulley somewhere down the road:mad:

Post by **slw240sx** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:53 am

man thanks for that info , im goin to hook up this AC on the Ca install im starting tomorrow the owner should be pretty happy

Post by **Mikie** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:53 am

Keep in mind, that slight difference on the pulleys creates a musical pulley system until I drove about 50-75miles and it wore in. Also, I had to take the paint stripper wheel on my drill and actually wear down the contact side while the car was running. - Its not supposed to work but it does....HA!

Post by **andrave** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:53 am

maybe you could take the "modified" belt into autozone napa or advance and have them match it up with one that is the right size (ie, a little thinner than the stock one) so then you wouldn't have to ghetto sand it.

Post by **Dante** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:53 am

Mikie wrote:Keep in mind, that slight difference on the pulleys creates a musical pulley system until I drove about 50-75miles and it wore in. Also, I had to take the paint stripper wheel on my drill and actually wear down the contact side while the car was running. - Its not supposed to work but it does....HA!

Are you saying you sanded down the contact (ribbed) part of the belt, or some part of the pulley on the compressor?

Post by **alfred183** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:53 am

He sanded the belt lol

Post by **slw240sx** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:53 am

he made the belt narrower

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