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Noticed a noise coming from ac unit belt. Pulley would not spin unless ac was on. Today after turning off car, tried to start again and it would not engage starter. Had battery power and even tried jumping and nothing.

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  • Anonymous Mar 04, 2011

    Have you tried to start the car by first making sure the air is turned on, then try cranking?

    If the bearing in the A/C clutch has locked up, this could be your problem.

  • pmcgrath2518 Mar 04, 2011

    Tried it....just does same thing, doesn't seem to engage anything just notice a drain on battery what about the alternator?

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I vote for the ac bearing out of wack i would take the belt off and manualy spin the pulleys with the exception of the crank pulley you should find your problem right away

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The a/c belt or your a/c should'nt lock your motor as not to start or 'turn over' yout altenator may have went bad, or the battery may have went bad. the only way to know for sure is to have them tested. autozone or an advance auto parts checks both for free. suggest you remove the battery and take it to your choice of the 2 if the battery checks 'good' install it and drive the car to the nearest of the 2 and have the altenator checked for free. either one will not replace the altenator,but at least you will know what's bad. if it turns out to be the altenator, you can drive it with bad altenator w/lights off for about 10 miles.call your mechanic and he or she may be able to meet you at auto parts store and do the replacement there as i do myself. thank you for choosing fixya.com and i look forward to assisting you in the future!

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