Re: RE: RE: AC Compressor

From: Marty Galyean (mgalyean@acm.org)
Date: Wed Sep 06 2000 - 10:41:10 EDT


I have to agree here. A 39 hp drop would feel like tapping the brakes at least
and that is not what I feel. I think 5HP is the ballpark to work with.

Ronald Wong wrote:

> I know I don't feel a 39 hp loss when the AC kicks in. However, I sure feel
> a big loss when the big (ambient temp) fan kicks in. I'm sure that fan uses
> more than the AC.
>
> Ron
> 00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
> For modifications see my DML Profile
>
> About a year and a half ago, one of the fellas on the list that worked at a
> Chrysler garage posted that the A/C compressor sucked down 39.?HP. I know
> this sounds extreme, but I didn't question it since it came from a garage
> tech. Maybe it's time for re-clairification on this one.
> Rich - Ashburn, VA



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 11:54:26 EDT