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Question on wiring of 97 A/C pressure switch
A few weeks ago I posted a problem with a family members 97 V6 A/C not
working. A poster suggested removing the A/C pressure switch and hitting it a few times because sometimes it can get stuck. Well I tried that and it did not work, but I noticed that on the switch there are 2 electrical pins, but the wiring harness connection has 3 wires on it. When I tried to jump the switch, I got a big spark and the car almost died. I thought I jumped the correct pins. Does anyone know how to jump out the switch? And what is the 3rd wire for when apparantly it's not connected to anything. |
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Stop now, before you kill anything. Either take it to someone qualified or
spend some time learning about the system.... this WILL involve PURCHASING manuals and READING them. If it was all that f*cking simple, do you think I'd have a job? Don't mind me, I'm just feeling "verbose". Remove and hit it a few times.... it didn't work with my hot water tank.... didn't work with the TV..... didn't work with the toaster (though the flames were kinda nifty)... and it didn't work with the leak in that rear tire..... I feel qualified to say that hitting broken things may only make them brokener (is that a word?). On the off chance that giving a failed part a whack will make it work again (and it does happen), you will find that you will soon have to give it another whack. After that, the whacks will increase in frequency and the part will finally fail catastrophically.... usually taking out some very expensive, very innocent parts in the process. But that's OK.... I fix this stuff for a living and, if you ignore my advice, someones profit margin will benefit. > wrote in message oups.com... > A few weeks ago I posted a problem with a family members 97 V6 A/C not > working. A poster suggested removing the A/C pressure switch and > hitting it a few times because sometimes it can get stuck. Well I tried > that and it did not work, but I noticed that on the switch there are 2 > electrical pins, but the wiring harness connection has 3 wires on it. > When I tried to jump the switch, I got a big spark and the car almost > died. I thought I jumped the correct pins. Does anyone know how to jump > out the switch? And what is the 3rd wire for when apparantly it's not > connected to anything. > |
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What I said was: "You do not have to evacuate the system. The instructions
I gave are from Ford's service manual. My valve was sticking and a light tap would sometimes allow the circuit to close and thus engage the compressor clutch." Also notice I said "light tap" . Once I identified the source of problem I replaced the switch. It's not an expensive part. -- Richard '94 GT 'vert Under Drive Pulleys Transgo HD2 Reprogramming Kit High Stall Torque Converter 4:10 Gears Gripp Sub Frame Connectors (welded) FRPP Aluminum Drive shaft FRPP M5400-A Suspension Laser Red > wrote in message oups.com... > A few weeks ago I posted a problem with a family members 97 V6 A/C not > working. A poster suggested removing the A/C pressure switch and > hitting it a few times because sometimes it can get stuck. Well I tried > that and it did not work, but I noticed that on the switch there are 2 > electrical pins, but the wiring harness connection has 3 wires on it. > When I tried to jump the switch, I got a big spark and the car almost > died. I thought I jumped the correct pins. Does anyone know how to jump > out the switch? And what is the 3rd wire for when apparantly it's not > connected to anything. > |
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For the record, I know for sure the compressor did not kick on when I
jumped the switch. And the piece of wire that I jumped it with ( 16 guage stranded) got hot. It's like as if I shorted out the battery, thats how big the spark is. This car did have some work done on it recently ( again, this is not my car, it belongs to my brother-in-law). So it's possible the wiring got screwed up. But even with the big spark, I would expect a fuse to blow. This is why I'm a bit stumped. |
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Which switch are you messing with ?
There's the CYCLING switch on top of the accumulator, and then there's the High pressure switch which is in the high side line, towards the front of the car, by the radiator. The one you can "jump" to get the compressor going, to install freon, or just test what's going on is the one with ONLY 2 wires back by the firewall, on the accum. You can also go a different route, and use a test lamp to check for 12v on both sides of the switch. If it is only on one side, then either the switch is broken, or it is WORKING, and the pressure is too low to engage it. > wrote in message oups.com... > For the record, I know for sure the compressor did not kick on when I > jumped the switch. And the piece of wire that I jumped it with ( 16 > guage stranded) got hot. It's like as if I shorted out the battery, > thats how big the spark is. This car did have some work done on it > recently ( again, this is not my car, it belongs to my brother-in-law). > So it's possible the wiring got screwed up. > But even with the big spark, I would expect a fuse to blow. This is why > I'm a bit stumped. > |
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