Hi, I was driving yesterday in my 1995 Mitsubishi Delica 2.8 turbo deisel, when one of my engine drive belts started squealling. I feared that my water pump had seized. I couldn't stop on that particular road, so I kept driving. then the squealling stopped. I then noticed that the air conditioner was switched on by mistake.
When I got home, I looked under the hood and found that the aircon belt has disappeared. It looks like a bitch to replace. Is it okay to drive the car with no aircon belt for the time being?
As far as I can see, there are there should be thee drive belts in total, all driven by pulleys on the crankshaft: (1&2): the waterpump+alternator belts (two identical belts, running side by side) and (3) the aircon belt qhich is harder to see, because it is lower down.
As far as I can determine, the only thing driven by the third belt (the one that's now missing) is the aircon.
Is it okay to drive the car with no aircon belt in place?
TIA PK