joshwilson3
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I've got an older GM car with the Harrison compressor like what I believe came on the older C4's.
I replaced some radiator hoses and was draining the block to flush it. I do remember getting the clutch a little wet. And it sat for a day or two before I got back to running it with the heat on as I filled it with distilled.
When I started it with heat on I noticed the clutch was smoking some. It looked like the clutch was hanging up as it should be spinning. But looked as if it was gummed up as it would turn some, then stop. The clutch got real hot as the clutch plug melted some. And I noticed an area of the belt was really hot.
I'm guessing that getting the clutch wet damaged the clutch?
And any special tools needed to pull the Harrison clutch? I know you don't need any on the Nippodenso, but not sure for the Harrison.
I checked, and I can turn the clutch by hand. So that tells me the compressor isn't seized. And I can turn the pulley, but it has resistance. I checked out my 89 Vette that has a Nippodenso compressor. And I can turn the pulley very easily. And I can get it spinning kinda like a turning a wheel off the ground.
So, I guess that looks like a bad pulley bearing? My guess is the smoke could be from the belt as the pulley bearing has resistance. And when the clutch engages, it causes the pulley to hang up some since it can't spin freely. And it got hot from the belt running around it without the pulley turning sometimes. That is just my guess.
I replaced some radiator hoses and was draining the block to flush it. I do remember getting the clutch a little wet. And it sat for a day or two before I got back to running it with the heat on as I filled it with distilled.
When I started it with heat on I noticed the clutch was smoking some. It looked like the clutch was hanging up as it should be spinning. But looked as if it was gummed up as it would turn some, then stop. The clutch got real hot as the clutch plug melted some. And I noticed an area of the belt was really hot.
I'm guessing that getting the clutch wet damaged the clutch?
And any special tools needed to pull the Harrison clutch? I know you don't need any on the Nippodenso, but not sure for the Harrison.
I checked, and I can turn the clutch by hand. So that tells me the compressor isn't seized. And I can turn the pulley, but it has resistance. I checked out my 89 Vette that has a Nippodenso compressor. And I can turn the pulley very easily. And I can get it spinning kinda like a turning a wheel off the ground.
So, I guess that looks like a bad pulley bearing? My guess is the smoke could be from the belt as the pulley bearing has resistance. And when the clutch engages, it causes the pulley to hang up some since it can't spin freely. And it got hot from the belt running around it without the pulley turning sometimes. That is just my guess.