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Regarding a wide-pulley A/C compressor,] Steve Holz (Q&A May 21), might try a local NAPA or similar parts store. If he’s lucky he may find someone in the store who knows of a paper catalog that has listings of different A/C compressors. Four Seasons temp products used to put out a good catalog that had pictures and descriptions of the compressors that were shown. I know that both International and Kenworth trucks used either

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