disconnect AC compressor without pulling relay?

2009 V6 Tacoma with 4wd, 150k miles

My AC compressor clutch went out and I have neither the time nor money right now to screw with it...and given that the truck is nearing its EOL I don't really want to do anything with it. However, I will need my heater and it seems that the heater function engages the compressor clutch when the defogger it used. I believe I located the compressor at the bottom driver's side of the serpentine belt and there is a small 2-wire electrical plug coming from the clutch area of the compressor. I cannot seem to get this plug disconnected by hand.

Am I correct in assuming that if I do pull that plug then the clutch will never engage? Is the clutch engaged whe nthe curcuit is open, or closed? Would cutting the ground wire disable it...since presumably I would need to remove the compressor anyways if I was to fix the system?

Pulling the compressor clutch plug was how I dealt with this same problem on my high mileage S10 many many years ago.

Am I correct in assuming that pulling the relay is not a solution because both the heater and AC are run through the same relay?

I need my heater/defogger but not my AC...How can I keep the heater functioning but disable the AC compressor clutch?

Thoughts?

 

@98tacoma27 -- Thanks! My standard vehicle lifetime rule of 10 years or 200k miles...That's how long I expect to keep a vehicle when I buy one new.

 

It is good people sell there Tacoma`s after just getting them broke in and the bugs worked out