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Old Jun 3, 2002 | 12:18 AM
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From: Tucson
Car: 1987 IROC-Z
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: T5
What is going on!??

As I drove home tonight I heard loud "TICK.......TICK" sounds coming out of my engine bay, I got very worried so I stoped and poped my hood, My compressor "I have a V-Belt system" was making the sound.

What it would so is the center part of the compressor would spin for a few second and then a big TICK sound would occur and it would stop spinning, the belt would keep spinning but the center part itself stoped movng. Then a few seconds later the big TICK sounds would happen again and it would start spinning again, it was doing this until I turned off the car.

Can someone please tell me what the heck happened?
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Old Jun 3, 2002 | 12:21 AM
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Sounds like the A/C compressor clutch is engaging and disengaging. Have your freon level checked.

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