a/c stopped workin... can someone help diagnose it?
09-14-2003, 12:35 AM
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a/c stopped workin... can someone help diagnose it?
it just stopped today when i went to a gas station it worked fine, then when i turned it back on no more a/c. im stumped and ive had about enough of this damn car breaking on me
btw this is obsolete(martin) on my gf's account. any help would be great guys!!! thx in advance.
btw this is obsolete(martin) on my gf's account. any help would be great guys!!! thx in advance.
cheaper on insurance too 
09-14-2003, 07:56 PM
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Is the system charge enough. If the pressure drops too low, you won't be able to start the compressor. I had this problem after my cam install. I had to use EFILive to force the compressor on to charge it. Big PITA.
09-15-2003, 01:22 AM
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how can i tell if the system is "charged enough"? i dont know to much about a/c stuff because ive never really had to deal with it on a car before... any help would be great. i dont want to take it to the dealership as its in killeen plus those guys over there are pretty much useless
09-16-2003, 06:49 PM
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i live in the schertz area. but i dont know if ill even have the car tonight, my gf took it to work and i may be stuck driving the other car home tonight(im at her place) i know for a fact i would be there friday and saturday however. if one of those days would be ok i would really appreciate it, driving around with a black top and black leather with no a/c in bumper to bumper traffic not getting any breaze is killer...
09-16-2003, 07:13 PM
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If the A/C stopped blowing cold on short notice , then it's likely an electrical problem , cuz if it was a freon issue , then it would have gone out gradually. On Fords , there is a low pressure switch that could be the problem , or there is a wide open cut-out relay that stops the compressor from over speed. either one could be the problem !! The first thing to do is find an A/C shop that will do a simple A/C check to find out if the freon level is OK. If the freon level is up to specs , then you have an electrical problem !! Go to step one first , then let me know if it's electrical , and I can E-Mail you a diagram , and walk you through the proccess. But isolate the problem first , then we'll go from there !! I'm an electrical specialist , and I can help you figure it out !! ( NO Guessing !! ) Ed O'Neil
09-16-2003, 07:26 PM
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He said the compressor was kicking in. On the LS1, there isa low pressure switch that feeds the PCM and there is a table in the PCM that shut's it off at high RPM. Basically the PCM send the clutch signal from what I can tell. With EFILive, you can override the low pressure signal and turn the compressor on. I have the pressure gauge and EFILive, so we might be able to narrow this down.
09-17-2003, 06:23 PM
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update: I shouldn't have let him take the "reliable" car. I had no idea what it was like to drive a car w/o AC. And I was driving..all day. In traffic. blech..
Thanks for all the help..whenever he has time maybe he'll try to fix it
Thanks for all the help..whenever he has time maybe he'll try to fix it