Re: [Chrysler300] A/C Status report?

[cotejohnr@xxxxxxx]

Hi Matt,
Along with John Chesnutt, I too would like to know if the compressor is 
now "toast"  or OK.    If it seized from lack of lubricant oil and 
tossed the belts aside,  all this talk about belt lengths seems 
somewhat mute.  Have you turned it back on yet with any belts in place.?

I know when I blew the high pressure line on my '61 dual air wagon, the 
A/C guy who really knew his stuff, made sure the compressor oil was tip 
top as well after repair and recharge. I learned something that day. 
That was 6 years ago and still coolin'.   To my knowledge, (and I'm not 
an expert here)  just recharging with freon does not help a system that 
has blown the oil out with the refrigerant.  It also probably matters 
if the leak is slow or very rapid as mine was near the high side of the 
compressor.

As an aside note, the A/C guy brougt his staff over to see how a "real" 
A/C system should function noting the proper pressures that my system 
generated, commenting, "They don't make 'em like they used to!"
John Cote
CT.

-----Original Message-----
From: chesnutt@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: mallyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] The Belt Jumpin' Blues

   Hi Matt,
I think you ran low on "freon" with carries the compressor oil and 
seized
the compressor due to lack of lubricant.. You have a leak in the system.
John & Arlys Chesnutt, Portland, OR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Allyn" <mallyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Chrysler300" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 7:31 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] The Belt Jumpin' Blues


> So after 27,000 miles on my new 413 for our '62 300 Sport I decided 
to get
the A/C charged.  Neat thing, this cool blowing air inside a car!
>
> So today I have the A/C blowing away and I hear a slight squeal start 
in
under the hood.  I push OFF, pop the hood to see the front of the two
A/C-Alternator belts has jumped the track and is now hanging out in 
front of
the compressor pulley.
>
> Thoughts on the cause?
> Belts too tight before?
> I know they were not too loose before the jump.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Matt Allyn
> Exec. in Charge of Prod.
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