So I've been curious about the AC in my truck since I've had it. The system is intact and unplugged. Power to the button works, the wire connectors on top of the compressor are just not connected, and the drive belt is absent.
First question I have is, my compressor is mounted on the passenger side of the motor, low and adjacent to the injector pump. This is different from just about every other example I've read about where the compressor is mounted on the driver's side, above the alternator. Was the position mine has at some point a factory condition or is this likely just something the PO did and an anomaly? I haven't crawled under the truck to see the mount.
2nd question is whether there's a way to figure out whether the clutch is the original 24v or if it's a 12v unit. The truck was converted to 12v at the time of the transplant, which was done prior to my ownership, but im unsure whether, given the unit was never installed completely, it was actually switched over.
I'm of course curious to get a belt and plug it in, but am of course reluctant to do anything that might damage the unit, or worse, cause a spark.
Thanks
First question I have is, my compressor is mounted on the passenger side of the motor, low and adjacent to the injector pump. This is different from just about every other example I've read about where the compressor is mounted on the driver's side, above the alternator. Was the position mine has at some point a factory condition or is this likely just something the PO did and an anomaly? I haven't crawled under the truck to see the mount.
2nd question is whether there's a way to figure out whether the clutch is the original 24v or if it's a 12v unit. The truck was converted to 12v at the time of the transplant, which was done prior to my ownership, but im unsure whether, given the unit was never installed completely, it was actually switched over.
I'm of course curious to get a belt and plug it in, but am of course reluctant to do anything that might damage the unit, or worse, cause a spark.
Thanks