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Ac Compressor Explosion - hhow55 - 06-29-2018
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Has anyone ever seen a compressor explode?
RE: Ac Compressor Explosion - dhirocz - 06-29-2018
Just did. That's a first.
Did it just do it out of the blue or did it give you some sort of warning?
RE: Ac Compressor Explosion - Rawze - 06-30-2018
OOUCH!. I guess it could have been worse and taken out the radiator.
That also looks like an after-market brand of compressor too?.
RE: Ac Compressor Explosion - smorgan87 - 06-30-2018
Looks like it seized up and instead of slipping and shredding a belt it grabbed and ripped the front off.
RE: Ac Compressor Explosion - hhow55 - 06-30-2018
(06-29-2018 )dhirocz Wrote: Just did. That's a first.
Did it just do it out of the blue or did it give you some sort of warning?
No warning. Parked for the night in Texarkana, and heard a loud noise. Found the clutch, on the other side atop the fan blade's
RE: Ac Compressor Explosion - hhow55 - 06-30-2018
(06-30-2018 )Rawze Wrote: OOUCH!. I guess it could have been worse and taken out the radiator.
That also looks like an after-market brand of compressor too?.
Yes, I was lucky it did not take out the radiator. I went ahead and pulled the radiator, for cleaning. Also have a leaking fan clutch, and will replace it as well. Discovered the cac is not oem, so I ordered a paccar.
RE: Ac Compressor Explosion - JMBT - 07-01-2018
Holy Crap!!! Now you have me worried! What is the service life of an AC compressor??
RE: Ac Compressor Explosion - Chamberpains - 07-01-2018
Those OTR compressor's are FleetPride junk. I've never been impressed by anything OTR. Spend the money and buy the OEM stuff. Do a google search and you'll find better prices on it too.