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Stripping the aircon???
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Still_Rolling
PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:15 pm Up
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So my aircon's never worked since i got the car last year, and I can't be bothered to pay to get it fixed when it's only above freezing for one week a year so....

Is it worth stripping it out completely? Or at least removing the pulley and running a non-aircon belt?

Would it genuinely make a difference to acceleration or fuel economy? Or would it be a complete waste of time? Would of thought that it take at least some of the power from the engine to start spinning a pulley, even if there's never any resistance on it?

PS it's a 1.4 8v pre-plexed bog standard engine. Except for a homemade/bodged induction kit...

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OR Stop been a tight a**e and get it Re-con'ed

I use mine quite often in the summer, rather have the luxury than not Wink

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Mattie-RS wrote:
OR Stop been a tight a**e and get it Re-con'ed

I use mine quite often in the summer, rather have the luxury than not Wink

What He Said

I just removed mine to get engine out etc was soooooo easy to do, but will be going back in for summer, Cool


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Still_Rolling wrote:
Would it genuinely make a difference to acceleration or fuel economy? Or would it be a complete waste of time? Would of thought that it take at least some of the power from the engine to start spinning a pulley, even if there's never any resistance on it?

PS it's a 1.4 8v pre-plexed bog standard engine. Except for a homemade/bodged induction kit...

It wont do either.

 
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it will be lighter, so it will help.
 
 

 

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it will help a minimal amount, but as the aircon is not switched on the pullys putting virtually no load on the engine anyway, so it will be a hell of a lot easier to leave it Smile
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Still_Rolling wrote:
So my aircon's never worked since i got the car last year, and I can't be bothered to pay to get it fixed when it's only above freezing for one week a year so....

You dont understand how aircon really works do you Wink

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MrZiggerz wrote:
Still_Rolling wrote:
Would it genuinely make a difference to acceleration or fuel economy? Or would it be a complete waste of time? Would of thought that it take at least some of the power from the engine to start spinning a pulley, even if there's never any resistance on it?

PS it's a 1.4 8v pre-plexed bog standard engine. Except for a homemade/bodged induction kit...

It wont do either.

Haha fair point well made Rolling On The Floor Laughing

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Just pay £30 for it regassed
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I removed mine, made a noticeable difference

Costs plus £40 to do, as you need a new tensioner set up and belt

Thats not including the labour involved

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DOH!!! Didn't think about the tensioner! Was just thinking about the belt which needs replacing soon anyway i think.

I should know really, I used to work in parts

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