Well, finally got to fixing the AC compressor today. In the end, it was the stator coil that had failed. The coil wire was seeing infinity, and the voltage from the VSV was not activating the magnetic clutch because of this.
I swapped in another stator coil that I got from G&S to the comressor while it was still on the vehicle. Thanks to those of you that gave me some tips on this, especially Charles.
I removed the front skid plates and the PS and AC belts to give me better access...and actually it wasn't too bad. I would have been done in 1.5h but the stupid little screw that holds the stator ground wire and the wire guide was siezed and stripped. :angry: Had to make my own new ground wire for the new coil.
Fired her up after putting everything back together...and it worked!
She still blows fairly cool after sitting so long, and the refrigerant is definitely low because there's lots of bubbles in the sight glass of the AC receiver. There was a bit of wetness (I touched it and it felt just like water) right behind the compressor pulley after I first started it up, and the AC guy who helped me out assured me that this was not a Freon leak and that it was just moisture buildup...I hope so.
Now I can face the summer again...starting to get warm up here.
Thanks again, folks.