My AC compressor started to lock up yesterday. Once the smoke & smell subsided, I removed the belt & unplugged the compressor from the wiring harness. For a car with 200k miles, I'm not complaining!

Am I asking for trouble if I run my '96 ST / 7AFE with no AC belt?

So far, the engine idles MUCH smoother and has better pickup - the compressor must have been dragging for a while...

This post has been edited by Brightside: Feb 25, 2008 - 9:31 AM

nahh your find people do it all the time.

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Thanks, that's what I figured. I didn't know if the car would through a code or something...

Lucky you,

I want to remove my AC all together, but previous owner had all the new lines installed

So now i'm stuck with almost new AC ,but its useless for me.