Bypass the ac compressor

thecarlostorres · 08-25-2008, 04:40 PM

Hi, HELP! I'm new to the forum, my van's serpentine belt broke because a frozen or locked ac compressor. Is it possible to bypass the frozen ac compressor with shorter belt on a 2002 kia sedona until compressor replacement? I don't know too much about cars [I'm a professional musician] but I have friends that can help me if I knew what to do and how.....

Thanks

thecarlostorrres

giftsbuyus · 08-09-2009, 04:21 AM

Yes you can you have to mesure the belt bypassing the ac compressure.Use a clothing tapemesure.Thean go to a napa or like tell the what you want and the length.To remaove the belt you have to loosen the belt tensioner in the middle of the motor by the bolt in it.Then from under the van loosen the other bolt below the tensioner.

Conglomerate · 08-09-2009, 05:07 AM

Uhm, if he has the 2.5L KV6 engine, all he needs to do is measure the drive belt around the proposed new pulley path - with ac compressor pulley excluded.
Its night-time now, but I have my doubts that this path will work. As the drive belt uses the AC pulley to pull the belt clear of the tension pulley, - straight down effectively from the Power steering pulley is gonna be awfully close.

And you only need to lift the tensioner pulley with a 3/8 ratchet drive in the square recessed hole - slackening belt.
You'll want to take that into account when measuring new belt length. And belts are expensive - just get another AC unit from a Wrecker.
4 bolts - loosen the belt & swap over. (Watch out for pushing into the radiator..)
Lot safer than possibly getting a drive belt wrong length and causing other grief.
**I forgot the aircon gas situation - not easy is it...****
Still, I wouldn't risk using a differing belt.
That is the sorta panty-hose emergency belt us outback people rely upon...
Stuffing tyres with spinifex works, but the tyre is useless at trip's end
- wouldn't want that about an expensive engine...

Yanks should state what engine they have, as the old carnivals here in Aussie only came with the Kv6 variant. No joys of the 2.9L diesel or larger 3.5L engine.