Re: help! AC to non-AC

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

I think the deal with the varying answers about what you will need to switch is
that there are several A/C setups. I've seen at least three:
1. The typical alternator on top, A/C below that, down to the water pump...
2. A/C compressor down below, alternator below that even
3. Lots of different, funky dealer-installed option setups.

The car that I'm currently doing has a third type of alternator, an extra long
shaft one. It also doesn't need the crank pulley to be changed. Odd, eh? I
think you kinda just have to look at the car and figure out what you'll need!
    -Josiah

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Francois St-Amand wrote:

> Here's what you need to do (did this last summer)
>
> 1. Get a crank pully off a rabbit without a/c
> 2. Get a water pump pully off a rabbit without a/c  (they are not the
> same!!)
> 3. Get a new fan belt
>
> I do believe that you don't need to change anything about the alternator
> (good because they are 90amps - The cars without A/C came with only 65amps
> alternators)
>
> Make sure you also remove the condensor.  If you are really into it, remove
> the heater core box and put one from a car without A/C (another 20 pounds
> less).
>
> Frank
> 8v Rocco (Now without A/C (+3 hp))
>
> On Monday, September 28, 1998 12:13 PM, Mark A Peele
> [SMTP:scirocco.gtx@juno.com] wrote:
> > Is yours an 8V?
> >
> > I'm actually doing this to my '82 this week.
> >
> > The WP is the same for all 8V (a/c or no a/c)
> >
> > I am using the same alternator (needs a different pulley - see below)
> >
> > This is what I'm doing:
> >
> > I got the alt. brackets (bolt to block) and the adjuster off a Rabbit (no
> > a/c)
> > I got the alt. pulley off the same.
> > I got the crank pulley off the same.
> > I ordered a non a/c waterpump pulley from Potterman for a 30mm WP hub
> > (the rabbit had a 40mm hub).
> >
> > I'll be doing this in the evening this week - starting tonight.
> >
> > Mark . . .
> > Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
> > Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
> > http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/marc.htm
> > --------- Begin forwarded message ----------
> > From: "Alex Ting" <alex@millenniumsolutions.net>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Subject: help! AC to non-AC
> > Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 08:12:08 -0700
> > Message-ID: <199809281510.IAA28698@jasmine.psyber.com>
> >
> >
> > Hey fellow listers,
> >
> > blew my water pump last week.  Realized that I
> > had to pull the whole AC compressor and bracket
> > just to get to the top bolts of the water pump.
> > Now I figure that I just want to leave the AC off.
> >
> > I've been told I need to change the crank pulley and
> > get a non-AC water pump, but I've also heard that
> > I need to change the whole alternator as well.
> > Is this true, or can I just change the alternator pulley?
> > Got to do this tomorrow, so any answers today
> > would be really appreciated.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Alex Ting
> > Millennium Solutions Group, Inc.
> > 8303 Sierra College Blvd., Suite 150
> > Granite Bay, CA 95746
> >
> > Phone: 888-801-2001 or 916-797-9998
> > Fax: 916-797-9997
> > Email: alex@millenniumsolutions.net
> >
> >
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