1996 Mitsubishi Magna A/C COMPRESSOR PROBLEM

RHEVZS

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1996 MITSUBISHI MAGNA
2.3L
4 CYL
AUTOMATIC
400,049 MILES

When I start the car I smell smoke and it was noisy. When I checked on the engine the belt was rotating and the pulley is not. I bring the car to the service station and they said that need to replace the a/c compressor but it cost me much.I don't have money yet so I decided to drive the car home. It still works but I heard noisy when it starts that s' why 'i m not comfortable to drive.I hope you can give an advise what I can do. Thank you very much.

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WRENCHTECH

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The only advice I can give you is to stop driving it immediately. We don't have that car here in the US so I can't give you ay specifics on it but you need to determine what other components are run off that same belt that will be effected bu losing that belt. If it operates things like power steering, water pump or alternator, you can't drive witout repairing it.