Well, the AC compressor seized up, the heat from the clutch friction shorted the clutch out. I get 1 ohm to ground on the clutch, and it blows the 10 amp fuse. When i manually jumper the clutch at idle, the clutch works but it almost stops the engine and the belt slips.

Anyone know if the condenser and evap are serpentine or parallel path? You can never flush the crud out of parallel path completely after a compressor dies a black death, so everything must be replaced. I went thru that on my 95 GM truck, I flushed for days before I gave up and bought a new condenser and evap. The only think I didnt replace on that AC system was a 3'long piece of aluminum tubing.

I guess I suspected it was getting harder to turn when I had to adjust the airgap on the clutch last yr, it would still squawk a little when it engaged at high rpm, even with the belt tight enough to bend the adjusting bracket.

In 14 yrs though, it NEVER needed any freon, I checked the pressures routinely and was amazed, no eaks, so I know it didnt lose oil, etc.