87 cavalier serpentine belt question

1987 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
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PAINTS4
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I have an '87 cavalier with a 4 cyl. and the A/C compressor has locked up. Car starts fine when you remove the belt but will hardly even turn over because of bad A/C unit. If it was an older car with multiple belts I could just remove the A/C belt and be fine.

Can you use a belt for a non-A/C motor to bypass bad unit so car is still drivable, or do they use a completely different pulley set-up.
Aug 21, 2007 at 10:52 PM
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AMNORTO
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Can you bypass the compressor with a shorter belt?
Aug 22, 2007 at 12:23 AM