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To: freedomlover
I had a Jeep Grand Cherokee catch on fire after the AC clutch seized and basically the belt fried itself.

Same thing happened on my CR-V. To be fair to Honda, it was a 1997, with original clutch and compressor, and it happened last fall, when the vehicle was 20.5 years old. So, I don't feel too bad about it. The compressor seized, then the clutch started sparking and smoking. I was actually trying to figure out if the system needed more refrigerant, and had the refill charging can hooked up. I figured there was an issue when the gauge on the can showed the pressure to be too high.

Thankfully, nothing else caught. And that year of CR-V has three separate drive belts for alternator, a/c compressor, and power steering, so once everything cooled down, I just reached in and cut the belt for the a/c off.

62 posted on 07/09/2018 2:34:19 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: IYAS9YAS

Did you turn the refrigerant can upside down? That will inject liquid which will seize the compressor.


87 posted on 07/09/2018 9:57:45 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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