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Air Conditioning Compressor Clutch Not Engaging

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Old 06-13-2008, 11:09 AM
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Default Air Conditioning Compressor Clutch Not Engaging

JUST THOUGHT I'D POST THIS FOR EVERYONE.

MY AC AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CLUTCH WAS NOT ENGAGING WHEN I TURNED MY AC ON. I CLEANED OUT MY DUOVALVE ACCORDING TO SLEEPWALKERS POST. IT WAS NOT CLOGGED AT ALL. I THEN CHECKED MY REFRIDGERANT AND IT WAS OVER CHARGED. I LET SOME OUT AND THEN IT WAS ON THE LOW SIDE OF FULL. I TURNED MY CLIMATE CONTROL ON "LO" SETTING AND MAXED MY AC FAN THEN RECHARGED THE SYSTEM WITH SOME R134...JUST AS I DID IT THE CLUTCH ENGAGED AND NOW MY AC IS WORKING. HERE ARE THE STEPS I PERFORMED TO GET MY AC WORKING AND DIO:

CHECKED REFRIDGERANT...WAS OVERCHARGED
CLEANED DUOVALVE
LET OUT REFRIDGERANT TO MIN FULL LEVEL ACCORDING THE MY AC FILL GAUGE
TURNED ON CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM TO "LO" AND MAXED AUTO FAN
CHARGED SYSTEM WITH R134

HOPE I HELP SOMEONE.
 
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