97 SC2 - A/C not working

It was a nice warm day today, so I thought I would turn on the A/C in
my 97 SC2. The A/C light on the control panel came on (and so did the
recirc light), I turned the fan on, but all that I got was hot air. It
wasn't even a little bit cooler.

A couple of years ago, I had the A/C recharged, and it had been
working wonderfully. Now NOTHING.

I didn't even detect a drop in RPMs when I activated the A/C, so it
sounds to me like the compressor isn't even running.

My Chilton's manual won't tell me a thing about the A/C, probably to
keep me from ruining the environment by venting the refrigerant. Can
anyone tell me anything about the A/C compressor? Does it have an
electrically operated clutch mechanism? Can I measure voltages at
certain points to see if the current is getting to it? Are there any
fuses that I need to check? If the fuse were blown, would the A/C
indicator on the control panel still light up anyway?

Thanks for any advice you can give.

Thanks.


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On Mon, 22 May 2006 19:22:59 -0500, Matthew Fries >
wrote:

>It was a nice warm day today, so I thought I would turn on the A/C in
>my 97 SC2. The A/C light on the control panel came on (and so did the
>recirc light), I turned the fan on, but all that I got was hot air. It
>wasn't even a little bit cooler.
>
>A couple of years ago, I had the A/C recharged, and it had been
>working wonderfully. Now NOTHING.
>
>I didn't even detect a drop in RPMs when I activated the A/C, so it
>sounds to me like the compressor isn't even running.
>
>My Chilton's manual won't tell me a thing about the A/C, probably to
>keep me from ruining the environment by venting the refrigerant. Can
>anyone tell me anything about the A/C compressor? Does it have an
>electrically operated clutch mechanism? Can I measure voltages at
>certain points to see if the current is getting to it? Are there any
>fuses that I need to check? If the fuse were blown, would the A/C
>indicator on the control panel still light up anyway?
>
>Thanks for any advice you can give.
>
>Thanks.

Well you had it charged once so it does have a leak and when the
charge gets low engough there is a low pressure switch that will
prevent it from running at all (the compressor)
>
>
>Remove the BALONEY from my email address.
>-----------------------------------------------------
>Matthew Fries Minneapolis, MN USA

>
>"Quit eating all my *STUFF*!" - The Tick
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