On 6/10/04 12:23 AM, in article 40C7EFB3.CE902246@junkmail.com, "Randolph"
<trash@junkmail.com> wrote:

>
> Arthur Russell wrote:
>>
>> If you can confirm that the compressor is running (easy to do, just watch
>> it while someone turns the a/c on and off)
>
> How can you *see* this? On most A/C systems the pulley is turning all
> the time, A/C on or off, and the parts after the A/C clutch are not
> visible.

On every auto AC system I've ever seen, the clutch is the entire center of
the pulley and stops turning whenever the compressor is not running. Just
the outer ring turns with the belt. When it kicks in, suddenly it all
turns. Its really obvious if you are watching it.