Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 09:03:08 +0100 From: David Taylor <djtaylornospamoot.com> Subject: Re: AC checkout...
> But can someone give me a basic checkout procedure for the AC? is there > a way to tell if the compressor is dead or I just have lost pressure for > some reason? My goal is to see if I can buy the parts on line. Well a very basic test will be to run the engine with the A/C on, does the compressor clutch engage periodically? You should find that one of the A/C pipes is hot and the other is cold as in very cold, not just ambient cold. If not then it could be loss of refrigerant/compressor as a starting point - assuming that there are no leaks. David.