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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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Is it possible to remove this, and then get a smaller belt and put onto all other pulleys? PO removed a/c lines, and I don't plan on putting them back in.
I'm kinda worried that it would throw off timing possibly? also I know they have the belt going around all the pulleys in a certain order to keep everything running right. Not really needed, but I wanted to know if it could be done, and if anyone has done it...
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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convert your ac in to an air compressor so you can air up and down on the trails.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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x2 on what Finneys said. Thats what i did to mine.

The serp belt has nothing to do with your ignition timing. hit up the junkyard and find a XJ that doesn't have A/c and grab the bracket and Idler pulley where the A/c compressor would be. Thus the serp belt will retain the proper routing
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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x3, thats what I am planning doing with mine.

Mattpar...you have a write up for your conversion?
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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does your fan shroud show 2 different diagrams for routing of the serp. belt? one for a/c, the other without? if so, yes you can.
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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Thanks for the quick answers guys. Is there a write up about converting to an air compressor? I think that is a really cool idea, but I would be clueless on how to do it.
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 08:45 AM
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Google is your friend... there are ALOT of write-ups floating around the internet about this...
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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http://www.jeepaholics.com/tech/OBA/oba.htm

http://www.nwjeepn.com/images/Compressor%20System.JPG

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58213
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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Mine i kinda hacked together. I need to redo a few things,...

Just follow the ones you was posted up. Its not that hard of a mod
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