HOLLY SHEET.IT WORKED.MOTER FIRED GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR THREAD AND ALL THE KILLER FORD PEEPS ON THIS SITE,NOW LETS post together how to replace your ac unit hahahahahahaha its beer tonight baby.

 

ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That makes my freaking day x2 ..... I will have a celebratory beer for you tonight also man!!!!!! Hey just so you know if you use the promo code VISA on advanceautoparts.com it will save you $50 off of $150 dollar purchase and free shipping... I got mine for $140 shipped to my door.... hope that helps also man.... I cant believe you and i both posted with the exact same issue withing 10 minutes of each other and found the solution together..... Hell ya!!!!!!!

 

This thread IS pretty crazy. I would have also bet the belt would have just squeeled like hail.

 

did you buy a new ac unit? i was wondering if i could get a smaller belt and bypass for now.i just want to drive my truck again. millertime this is my email addy mrairmark@gmail. com please email me info on pump or bypass thing you posted about.and if your a hunter and want to bow hunt az in dec look me up..i thought some of the hunting websites were cool but this place rocks.

 

p.s thanks for haveing a beer with me.i normaly dont dance and act like a lil kid but i am today.i drink beer on fri night and saterdays .but today i broke my rule due to the fact i thought i was in deep doo doo with a blown moter.once again thanks for your post and tips on tensioner deal.i am not a mechanic by anymeans but i love this truck so much i think im gunna learn. one way or the other. FTE rocks.

 

I'm glad removing the belt solved the problem... It had to be a circus of circumstances. I mean you slow down, lowering the RPM JUST at the time the AC pump decides to die, killing the engine. That's actually pretty cool. It would have sucked at 75 mph on the highway. I've never taken one apart, but since you're looking at a new A/C compressor anyway, why not take that one apart and see if it can be fixed? While drinking beer of course.

 

i think what burnt mine up was.....
#1 truck would blow cold air on idel then under load it would worm up
#2 i bought this r-4 sheet from auto zone.set the ambeant temp acording to instructions and comensed to emptying the canaster into the truck.
#3 the next day i was at a auto shop hearing the guy tell me i over filled it and they had to vacum it all out.so they did.
#4 they next day truck qwit after starting it up in a parking lot.one loud sqweel and bump no more run.

 

This thread is one of the best I've read lately, mainly because both of you posted the symptoms and cures as soon as you found them, thanks. I'm sure this is not an uncommon problem and I know that if and when my turn with this issue comes, I'll thank the both of you. As for the why and how that this stops the motor cold, everyone needs to realize just how hard these serpentine belts grab. I have a '68 Mustang with a healthy small block and an older v-belt setup. At idle, If I whack the throttle it responds instantly and revs quick enough to howl the fan belt. The V belts have much less contact area, and only ride on about 90 degrees of the pulleys circumference, whereas a serpentine drive sometimes rides on 270 degrees of the accessory it drives, plus they are lots wider for more contact area.

 

that doesn't make sense. if the a/c pump seized the belt should have broke there's no way that stopping crankshaft from turning. a seized pull or belt will melt that belt in a few seconds or at least shred it. Only think i can think is computer sensed alternator wasn't working so maybe it shut truck engine down????

I hope your right. that would suck if engine is bad. maybe your overheating.

 

There have been posts down in the V10 forum over the years about frozen A/C compressors causing the engine not to run. The serpentine belt is wrapped around the compressor pretty well and your not making a lot of torque at idle speed thus the engine doesn't wan to run. They hold pretty well at low rpm. You can get the belt to squeal a little at high rpms with a very firm shift.(done that before)

 

If I would have read this thread yesterday when it was first posted I would have suggested taking the belt off lol. Same exact thing happened on my 94 bronco!

 

I will put this in my book of things to look for when my v10 fails.
Congrate on the fix!

AZ is great for Deer and Elk. I just got into bow hunting this year. Its a big change for me. It ups the skill level required.

 

Nice to hear it worked out for Miller and Air. I hope I remember this thread if i"m ever faced with the same problem

 

hey miller did ya get yours fixed? was just wondering if you had to replace the entire systom?

 

just wondering - if the compressor freezes - can't you just turn off the a/c, so the clutch will allow the pully to turn??...and if you are thinking of getting a belt bypass - why not take front of clutch off & replace just the pully bearing, cheaper than bypass & you don't have to change belt - etc....J...