For my removal, I deleted the belt and the compressor and kept the original crank pulley (3 groove). I now have one belt on 3 grooves (the car originally had an air pump that was quick to come off the engine). There are 2 groove pulleys out there, and I have heard rumors of a single groove one out there...somewhere.

Randy,

I've got the sandeen compressor kit one of my Z's and it works fairly well. I had the old York compressor on my original Z years ago and it worked ok, but I don't recall it being anywhere near as efficient as the new units. Check around and see how hard it's going to be to get an r-12 recharge in TN. In California it's next to impossible and if you can do it, you'll need a bank loan. Lastly, to avoid a possible unpleasant surprise and protect the environment, take the car to a shop that services a/c systems and make sure there's no freon left in the system. If there is, have them vacuum it out.

You haven't said if your belt also drives anything else. On mine the compressor is on the driver side and it drives the smog pump too. Don't just take off the belt. Running the car without a belt on the smog pump, just screws up the smog system (especially the pump) over time. You'll need a smaller belt to keep the smog pump running.

With your compressor being on the passenger side, I think your belt just drives the a/c. If so, just taking it off would be ok.

My other Z doesn't have A/C. If you're selecting the day(s) you're going to drive your car, then I don't think having a/c matters that much. Just be prepared not to drive it on 95 degrees days!

I think you'll find after you change to a 3 core radiator, you'll be fine.

Bob

Thanks Fellas,

I really do appreciate the advice.