[Shotimes] A/C Help?

[Mark Mucher]

Lee,

Thanks - I'm guessing that the clutch is not engaging at all.

If that's the case, it well could be due to either the Freon being super low
or gone, and/or an electrical thing like a fuse, burned wire, or low
pressure switch on the accumulator.

Am I correct?  Any other options?

Thanks,

Mark 

-----Original Message-----
From: Leigh Smith [mailto:leighsm@comcast.net] 
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 10:12 PM
To: Mark Mucher; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] A/C Help?

Just guessing, since it died quickly, if it's all original, you blew a seal
somewhere and lost the freon.
2 quick checks:
Does the clutch ever engage at all and spin?
If no, bet you the freon is all gone.
If yes, check the 2 lines near the batt/rad. one should be warm and the
other cold. If not, some freon, but low.
Lee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Mucher" <mmucher@bellsouth.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:29 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] A/C Help?


> Folks,
>
> My '90 w/ETAC and R12 was having clutch gap problems so, a couple weeks
ago,
> I pulled out the last shim and it blew cold as hell..
>
> Yesterday the A/C stopped dead in the middle of a ten mile trip.
>
> I'll do the research and diags but I wondered if anyone could suggest what
> the most likely cause could be, thus perhaps saving me a lot of grief.
>
> I haven't done anything yet except to observe that it has never even tried
> to blow cold since it stopped..
>
> It's not blowing THAT hot. so it's not a blend door.
>
> Electrical?
>
> Loss of Freon?  (Why now?)
>
> Can an ETAC self test help?
>
> Any and all help appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark