moment of burnt plastic smell and whirring noise

[JimPghPA]

For many vehicles, Summit sells a pulley on bearings for changing the belt configuration to eliminate the AC compressor. In general this is meant to be used by people who want to turn the vehicle into a race car and do not want the weight and the engine loading of turning a compressor.

To the OP, you list your location as United States, but do not specify what state, so I have no way of knowing how far north or south you live. But even in Chicago you do not want to be stuck in traffic on a hot summer day without AC. So unless you have other vehicle(s) to use on hot days, you might be better off not eliminating the AC.

 

[misswolfxd]

Oh ok. lol well i guess its going to get a new alternator too. The voltage went down everytime we turned the blower on and the voltage has gone down since last week. Ok well we are most likely going to have to buy two smaller belts if it is the ac clutch the hubby said.

 

[eljefino]

Take a voltage reading at the battery with and without the blower. You could have a bad ground or fusebox on the interior dragging down only the interior.

The alts on those vans are controlled by the computer, BTW. Yeah you could need one but OTOH you could have other issues.

 

[misswolfxd]

It was the ac clutch. Thanks all. ;-)