Re: AC

["Kenneth A. O'Connor" <k_a_oconnor@domain.elided>]

Hello Louis,

Your car has a low pressure and a high pressure cutoff
relay that will not allow the compressor clutch to
engage if there is too little or too much pressure.
Most likely, you have a leak and have no refrigerant
at all in your system. You can check the
elecromagnetic coupling (clutch) by applying 12 volts
to it to get it to engage, but I wouldn't recommend
running the compressor without refrigerant. Usually,
if you have no refrigerant, then a good portion of the
oil has leaked out as well. 

Hope this helps,

Ken

90 grad
95 jetta
67 beetle
Sarasota, FL

Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:24:17 -0400
From: ltooz@domain.elided (LLe_2002)
Subject: RE: AC

Hello all,
 I have a 91 Spider Veloce, all AC components seem to
be there, but 
when I turn the AC knob, I don't feel the compressor
kicks in. How do we 
test to see if the compressor is still working and
just need 
refrigerant?

Thanks,

Louis,
91 Spider Veloce,
Sunnyvale, CA


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