Today's post is on an mod I did a while back. I need to post again because I am having some electrical problems. A few years ago I converted my AC pump electric clutch to attach to my power steering. This mod was good for about 1mpg. I put up a thread on it here:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ing-14952.html
I tapped power from the power window's relay. It has worked fine for years, but just a few weeks ago it blew the 10amp fuse on the power window relay circuit. I replaced the fuse and it immediately re-burned the fuse when I operated the switch. My hope is something is wrong with the switch, so I'll try a different one and test it again. My fear is something worse is happening as I burned out a headlight last month and another last week
Aside from my electrical ineptitude, the mechanics of the project work great. Here are a few pics:
...the finished product....
....this is the front of my AC unit. The electric clutch is designed to fit on this part, so I simply cut it off....
.... and attached it to the bracket that holds the power steering unit.
Then I threaded the inside of the power steering shaft
.... enabling me to bolt on the spring plate
