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Old 08-16-2016, 06:15 PM
Zulfiqar Zulfiqar is offline
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Originally Posted by tjts1 View Post
A lot of rwd Toyotas and lexus models from the same era used the same clutch and coil. Check the resistance of your coil, should be around 4 ohm. The coil has a built in thermal fuse. I replaced mine with one from a Toyota without the fuse.
That is also a workable solution. The thermal fuse is to protect the belt from shredding to bits in the case of a seized compressor. I think toyotas simply cut off power to the clutch in the event of an rpm mismatch just like the old W124.
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