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Old May 21, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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Default A/C Compressor not kicking on
I just recharged my system today, but my compressor still wont kick on fuse is good, what should i look for?
 
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Old May 21, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Do you have power at the low pressure switch?
 
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Old May 21, 2010 | 11:36 PM
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will check tomorrow
 
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Old May 22, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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Are you sure you have enough freon in it?
 
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Old May 22, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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Time to pull the clutch and remove one of the washers....ask tech....he has the walkthru.
 
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That information is in the sticky.
 
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Old May 22, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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My a/c clutch cycles off and on every couple minutes for some reason, but my a/c actually works still.
 
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Old May 22, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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Default Compressor kicks on and off
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My a/c clutch cycles off and on every couple minutes for some reason, but my a/c actually works still.
Probably a little low on freon. If it's not low, the clutch is likely going bad.
 
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