York Compressor issues and questions

[Stu]

I had a rebuilt york compressor sitting around that came with an engine i bought. I was told it was only a year or two old when i got the motor. Found all the brackets and hooked it up for onboard air, and the clutch seems to draw as much amperage as i can give it without triggering :( anybody have a clue what's going on? I kept popping fuses so I hooked it up to a 30 amp breaker, and it trips that, and I got the mysterious blue smoke out of the 30 amp relay :( Am i to assume that the clutch is just fried? :-s

[orangecherokee]

if you don't hear the clutch engage then i'd say yes. i hooked mine up with a simple hot and ground just to test it. once i touhed the hot wire to the battery i heard a very distinct "click" that told me the clutch was engaging.

[Stu]

nope. no click. just arch welding sounds if i try to hook it straight to the battery. i also noticed that the 30 amp circuit breaker is cooked.

[orangecherokee]

yeah, i'd say it's toast.

[Stu]

mmmmmmm toast. do you know how much those clutches cost? i called the parts store and i thought they were quoting me for the compressor at first. a new one was like $240, and the reman was like 160 or something. i about died. the thing came with a 400 dollar motor. my room mate got a whole compressor for 20 bucks from the parts yard, but it has some crazy pulley on it. It's prolly gonna end up on my silverado. anybody wanna give me a clutch? :-p

[orangecherokee]

post in the wanted section. i have the whole setup but it'd cost more than $20.

[crispyboy]

I'm probably going to have one to get rid of in just a few weeks. I am doing the Sanden conversion that Spectre did to his GW. I ordered the parts last week and should arrive this week. The big question is that I am currently under the weather STILL suffering from the gout. I'm on my 6th different prescription.
If your interested let me know.

[TexTJ209]

I got a brand new York clutch/pulley off of eBay for $35 or so. Seller was called kendeb13, might contact him..he deals in compressor sales and such.

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=kendeb13&item=7907894608&iid=7907894608&frm=1883&ssPageName=STRK:MERFB:UID

[BRUTUS]

why wouldn't you just get another york at your local junkyard (but test the clutch before you leave)? I got mine off a Volvo for $30 with hoses and I didn't even have to pull it.

[TexTJ209]

I've never been able to find a York in the local yards that isn't complete crap or waaaaaay overpriced. Plus mine is a brand new CCI unit that I got for $35 too. ;)