well i know alot abot cars and the only time ive herd of an air compressor on a pickup truck, only on semis, im assuming ur talking about the air conditioner and yes i have one with a 5.2 and mine is bypassed just find a smaller belt and it gets 2 mpgs better!
You can't bypass with a belt alone. You have to by a bypass pulley kit. The new pulley takes the place of the ac compressor and you use the same size belt.
found this bypass pulley: http://www.1aauto.com/1A/ACBypassPulley/Dodge/GrandCaravan/1AEPM00050/1089407
Yes, but if you unplug the wiring to the compressor, the pulley will simply idle without causing the compressor to do anything, unless the pulley clutch is faulty and is constantly engaging the compressor, in which case, you will have to bypass the compressor pulley or replace it. If you must bypass the air conditioner, you will need a shorter belt (by at least 12 inches). It is possible that the stock belt for your motor without air conditioning option will fit, try that option first. Otherwise the proper fit will have to be determined by trial and error or use string to trace the new route and measure its length. The new route should be exactly the same except bypassing the compressor.
bypassing the a/c compressor is easy, all you need to do is buy the buypasser kit from an autoparts store, or a website like www.summitracing.com they have the pulley on there.
With a compressor bypass kit from a part store.
The 1998 Dodge Dakota tensioner pulley will be the top pulley on the left-hand side of the engine. The tensioner pulley will be able to slide back and forth.
get a piece of rope and a tape measure. problem solved Not sure about a '99, but on the 2000, with 4.7, you can't bypass the a/c unless you buy a idler pully that's mounted on a bracket to replace the a/c compressor.
88.50 in belt
What year is the Dakota and what is the make and model of the 1998 Dodge that the compressor came off of ????????
The ac compressor is the larger one, the alternator is the smaller one.The ac compressor is the larger one, the alternator is the smaller one.
Between and under the alternator and ac compressor.
You don't. The pulley is pretensioned by the manufacturer. If the belt tension is incorrect, the pulley must be replaced.