OT jetta idle fixed + compressor clutch noise

[brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net (brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net)]

Told you it was the O2 sensor, see I know some stuff.

Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
To: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 5:44 PM
Subject: OT jetta idle fixed + compressor clutch noise


> did the o2 sensor swap on the jetta today. some dummy misthreaded the old
> one and it took an act of god to get it out, and the new one in (as i dont
> have a 3/4" thread tap). when all was said and done, i had a nice smoothly
> idling jetta, no more hunting. took it for a quick spin and realized just
> what kind of cam the prev owner threw in there, as all was now working as
it
> should have been, and i had some nice power.
>
> took the opportunity to rotate the tires, bang a couple of bends out of
the
> wheels, even hit the engine with some gunk engine brite (holy crap that
> stuff works wonders). hosed out the engine bay and started it up to assist
> drying. helped the drying with some compressed air and when i went to shut
> off the engine i was greeted with a pegged (high) coolant temp and
flashing
> red light. this seemed odd, since the engine was nowhere near overheating
> (fan was cycling like normal, engine bay still cool, reservoir cap relief
> not lifting). i checked all temp senders, none were wet, i could find no
> shorts, waited a few minutes and restarted, kept idle at 1200, engine temp
> normal, weird. since its idling at the normal 1000 rpm now, it may not be
> getting sufficient coolant flow at its new low idle. may be time to do the
> purple power shuffle with the radiator.
>
> last issue: the compressor clutch is making a horrible shreak with the
> engine running. i managed to stifle it with some oil for the moment. has
> anyone done a clutch swap? or is there some way to disassemble/properly
> grease this thing to get some more life out of it? its a stock compressor
on
> a car with almost 300k, so im thinking the bearings are on their way out.
>
> Al
>
>
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