Thread: Why serpentine?
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Old 01-10-2005, 09:16 AM   #9
mrein3
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Talk to an old school guy. They think switching to a serpentine system is nuts. Their theory is that if your AC compressor freezes up you can't just cut the belt and keep on driving.

Good theory however in 20+ years of driving ac equipped cars I've never had a compressor seize.
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