i am getting ready to take the a/c unit out of my car. it still works but i want to clean engine compartment up a bit. so do i have to depressurize the unit or what? i dont want it to spray all over. and also what belt will i need when i take the unit out? next question how hard is it to take the smog pump and that unit out? any suggestions? please help soon i plan on doing this in the next couple of days.

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Hey,

The moment I got my car I wanted to get rid of that parasitic A/C unit. On my old '86 TA with a carb, it was easy to remove the single belt. But with the serpentine belt, I tried about a dozen different belts and none worked. I gave up for a while until I put headers on and then discovered the absolutely stupid air/smug pump. THAT thing is worse than the A/C ... and the A/C can suck up to 10%!

Anyway, I got researching this topic last night and found this wicked link on the site: https://www.thirdgen.org/serpentine

Unfortunately, it doesn't solve the A/C issue, but as long as you disconnect the power lead to the A/C, then that *should* work for your car.

HTH,
-S.

 

if you have a serpentine setup you can get the delete pullies you will need off ebay for about $45-$55 + shipping
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also if you have a serpentine setup and you get those delete pullies the stock belt will work. i deleted both on my car.

 

The air pump is just a simple spinning air pump, it hardly sucks up any power at all. Perhaps 1-2 horsepower at the most. Its also a federal offense to remove it on any street vehicle in the United States, regardless of your state's emissions testing or not.