oj5joker

Well recently I hit someone with my car the left front end got a bt pushed in nothig major I jus replaced the fender and hood and pulled the front end out but for some reason after that my a/c hasn't been working so I checked the pressure switch and that's fine and also the compressor doesn't have power going to it so I hard wired a power wire to it and it blew cold for like 3 days but now it's not blowing cold anymore it's warm and it does hae refigerant any suggestions on what might be the problem? I'm thinking a relay or maybe even the condensor?

sgraham01

you really should not hard wire the compressor clutch to 12v. even if you have it on a switch, the thermostat on the evaporator cannot turn the compressor off when the evap temp gets too cold. you can freeze the condesation on the evaporator and block your air flow. you may have damaged something if you were running your compressor continuously with it hardwired. Test your compressor clutch coil to see if it got damaged.

oj5joker

yeah i know it wasnt good but that wasnt a long term deal it was just until i fixed the real issue out here in Fl the sun is killin us but i found it it was just the relay that sits on one of the fans so im going out today to get the relay and the reason my a/c wasnt cold even after the hard wire was becuase i had a leak where you actually put refrigerant in the low side nozzle so i just changed the little nipple in the inside and i already removed that hard wire so everythings peachy good

hondahack

I gotta 1996 Accord. A/C recharged, replaced my condenser cooling fan & the compressor clutch isnt engaging. Checked fuses, etc. WTF? Where do i find the relay that kicks the compressor clutch ON? Or am i lookin in the wrong place? Is this a thermostat issue or sumthin?

sgraham01

unplug the clutch and set the wiring pigtail out of the way of the belts and pullies. crank the car and put a test light on the wiring pigtail . if there's voltage at the lead with the ac on, you need a new clutch assembly with coil. if there's no power, apply 12v to the coil manually from the battery to see if the clutch is still okay. if so, you are having an issue activating the clutch. check the ac fuse and relay in the underhood fuse block. if the fuse and relay are good, bypass the pressure switch to see if it activates the clutch. then maybe you have a bad pressure switch. Just test out everything up the line.