[xj-s] AC caught on fire

[Juliansean@aol.com]

I just refilled my AC system with freon after doing a bunch of stuff to my car
over the past two months.  It was supposed to be the crowning moment
celebrating victory over all the small things that had needed repair.
Of course, the compressor was a rebuilt one from Pep Boys, supposedly a good
one.  Yes, I pulled a vaccum on the system for a good 2 hrs. and all was OK.
Then when I put the freon in, the clutch would not engage.  It just kept
clicking on and off rapidly never turnig the compressor more than a 1/2 turn
each time.  I figured that the pressure switch was the culprit, so I hot wired
the clutch so I could get the freon in there.  After putting the freon in the
normal clutch plug was replaced, and all worked fine.  The car was icy cold
and I was lovin it.
Then I took it for a drive and smelled a burning smell.  I noticed the car had
been surging a very slight bit.  maybe the AC clutch was doing the
intermittent thing again.  I pulled over and smoke poured out of the wheel
arch.  Holy shit the car was on fire.  I raisedthe hood and bright flames
leapt out from the rubber damper on hte AC clutch.  In a flash I had the
extinguisher on it.  Luckily, nothing else was burnt.
I think I was really lucky not to lose the car to a major fire.  
Does anyone have a clue what could make this happen?
Is there anything wrong with just running the AC compressor 100% of the time
and doing away with all that clutch on /off sensor shit?  I'm getting $$%^^&
tired of this mutha ^&&* car trying to $%^&& me over all the time. 
Thanks for listening
Julian Mullaney

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