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Re: Burnt clutch smell?
> Is it possible that the A/C compressor clutch is weak or going bad? Or
> is the compressor clutch just not capable of holding during rapid
> acceleration? Does this happen to other people? Is it normal?
Could be the A/C belt slipping- the newer ones smell less like rubber
all the time.
Do you have an aftermarket chip? The A/C clutch is turned off by the
stock chip at more than 90% throttle...
> Or is something far more serious going bad, like my transmission?
I doubt you'd smell this, it'd just show up as sludge in the tranny
fluid.
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