A/C woes!!
08-13-2008, 09:20 PM
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A/C woes!! well after 2 days of tinkering around and alot of curseing and busted knuckles...i finally got all of my a/c components into the car...it was a major PITA...but i eventually got it done. I tightened everything up this morning, made sure i had no leaks and headed off to my mechanic. I had him pull a vaccumm on the system to make sure there were no leaks. I waited for about 10 mins to assure it held a vaccumm. Then we proceded to fill her up with freon. Heres where we ran into some problems...
. As we were filling the system with freon i was waiting to hear the compressor to kick on...and waited...and waited. It never kicked on. Ok, so i figured i didnt get the connector on well, or the low pressure switch wasnt on either. Checked both and were fine. So, more cursing insued.... I checked the wires to the compressor for proper ground and power...everything that i could think of to check was ok...if anybody has any tips or hints please let me know.
. As we were filling the system with freon i was waiting to hear the compressor to kick on...and waited...and waited. It never kicked on. Ok, so i figured i didnt get the connector on well, or the low pressure switch wasnt on either. Checked both and were fine. So, more cursing insued.... I checked the wires to the compressor for proper ground and power...everything that i could think of to check was ok...if anybody has any tips or hints please let me know. 
08-13-2008, 09:44 PM
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You need to pull a vacume for no less than 45 min. The vacume causes the moisture to boil and be sucked out.
Maybe the compressor or the clutch is bad?
Sorry I couldnt be of more help.
Maybe the compressor or the clutch is bad?
Sorry I couldnt be of more help.
08-13-2008, 10:49 PM
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bypass everything and see if your compresser works if it dose get a wireing scermatic and just go from that. that how i did it in my buddys car turned out the car was wreaked befor and whoever fixed it bolted the groung wire in to bondo.
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08-14-2008, 10:28 AM
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sorry to hear, that is one of those parts you really dont want to buy used. i got one from az a few years ago still blowing great good luck. were in Texas it will not be cooling off any time soon
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Any updates Bad tx? Get that sucker figured out yet?
Edit : Also, I just pulled my A/C out of my Firehawk at 65,000 miles.... If you are looking to buy a used compressor that works, I have one sitting here waiting to go (along with everything else...)
Edit : Also, I just pulled my A/C out of my Firehawk at 65,000 miles.... If you are looking to buy a used compressor that works, I have one sitting here waiting to go (along with everything else...)
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