AC issue on the wifes suburban

[THEFERMANATOR]

I was just talking with a friend of mine who runs a shop and he has been having alot of these of late. He said that replacing the compressor wasn't fixxing them, but using a belt off of an 09 is working. He said in 09 GM did away with the tensioner, and went to a stretch belt. You take the compressor loose, slide the belt on, and then tighten it back down. He said that this has fixxed every one so far without a compressor or tensioner change.

[spareparts]

gee thanks, I just got the wife's car back last week. I had them put a new compressor on it. he said the compressor was bad, the guy called me later int eh day and told me the pressures were high, that the clutch fan was bad and not cooling the condenser enough. he charged me $75 for the clutch and $25 to put it on, after that, the pressures fell in line. Total to get the wife happy for the time being $625. He quoted me $525 to fix the ac on the 99

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by spareparts

gee thanks, I just got the wife's car back last week. I had them put a new compressor on it. he said the compressor was bad, the guy called me later int eh day and told me the pressures were high, that the clutch fan was bad and not cooling the condenser enough. he charged me $75 for the clutch and $25 to put it on, after that, the pressures fell in line. Total to get the wife happy for the time being $625. He quoted me $525 to fix the ac on the 99

GEEZ, I do compressors on them for about $350-400 including parts, gas, misc, and labor if I buy the parts locally. If I order the parts you can get the kit with a NEW compressor for well under $200 shipped, and I always have a 5% discount available anymore to help cover shipping. I guess I need to start charging more.