Newbie...A/C question......
10-20-2004, 01:06 PM
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Newbie...A/C question...... Couldn't find where else to ask this, since it basically does not fit in the other categories. So if it gets moved....sorry.... 
Anyway...After a hard romp on my 2000 WS6, I noticed my A/C started blowing hot. I know the high pressure switch is supposed to cut off the compressor so it doesn't burn it or the belt. It shut off as it should while I was on it, but it never kicked back in. I checked the relay under the hood and the HVAC? fuse in the dash, but everything looks fine. I tried bypassing the HP switch with a pigtail and nothing. The compressor does not come on at all? What do I check next? Is there another relay or fuse I'm missing?
Anyway...After a hard romp on my 2000 WS6, I noticed my A/C started blowing hot. I know the high pressure switch is supposed to cut off the compressor so it doesn't burn it or the belt. It shut off as it should while I was on it, but it never kicked back in. I checked the relay under the hood and the HVAC? fuse in the dash, but everything looks fine. I tried bypassing the HP switch with a pigtail and nothing. The compressor does not come on at all? What do I check next? Is there another relay or fuse I'm missing?
10-20-2004, 01:54 PM
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wello if the compressor does not coem on at all maibe you need a new compresor. if the air stoped blowing cold air all of a sudden then probably the comp kicked and the fan just kept on going blowing in hot air. you do live in texas so outside air should be pretty hot.
10-20-2004, 02:20 PM
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It's not the belt, that's also one of the things I looked at. I guess I'll have an A/C shop put some gauges on it. Maybe it just needs some freon. Thanks for the help guys...
10-20-2004, 04:30 PM
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i did a little 6k rpm run in my car one day w/ the a/c on (i forgot), fried my compressor. it would kick on, just made helluva lot of noise, and cooled less and less. i had to replace it. my new compressor has a screwed up clutch and sometimes it doesnt kick on when it should. sometimes i have to turn the a/c on and rev it a little to make it kick on. try this and see if it works.
10-20-2004, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
i did a little 6k rpm run in my car one day w/ the a/c on (i forgot), fried my compressor. it would kick on, just made helluva lot of noise, and cooled less and less. i had to replace it. my new compressor has a screwed up clutch and sometimes it doesnt kick on when it should. sometimes i have to turn the a/c on and rev it a little to make it kick on. try this and see if it works.
My compressor was also making a hell of a grinding noise sometimes. Guess it finally went out....
10-21-2004, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
i did a little 6k rpm run in my car one day w/ the a/c on (i forgot), fried my compressor. it would kick on, just made helluva lot of noise, and cooled less and less. i had to replace it. my new compressor has a screwed up clutch and sometimes it doesnt kick on when it should. sometimes i have to turn the a/c on and rev it a little to make it kick on. try this and see if it works.
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10-25-2004, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Tiger2o69
Just wondering how or why that would fry the compressor? I always leave mine on since it turns itself off.. Maybe I should stop.
i dont do any rhomps with the windows up, much less the a/c on. easier to hear that roar
