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Old 01-15-2010, 09:47 AM
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Default Will A/C work without a fan?

I removed the OEM fans and replaced my rad with a dual-core half-sized one from a Civic to be able to fit my turbo components. The fan for the rad works just fine, but I can't find the connector for the A/C fan for the life of me. The compressor won't turn on, yet the fuse is intact. Nothing for the A/C works at all even though all the components except the fan are there and were working fine before the turbo stuff was installed.

Can anyone clearly show me where/what the connector for the A/C fan is in the engine bay?

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Icon6 Re: Will A/C work without a fan?

Last year my a/c fan motor died, just before it did it would go intermitently.
Each time the fan stopped the whole a/c system would stop. So i would
assume if the fan is not connected the a/c would not work either. I cant
check the location of the connector for you right now but if i get a chance
tomorrow i will, if no one else gets back to you beforehand.
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Default Re: Will A/C work without a fan?

The AC has its own harness bolted the body right behind the driver-side headlight, so you should be able to track down the fan plug coming from that area. It looks like 3-4 relays attached right next to each other.

The AC would try to work without a fan, but there will be nothing to cool the compressed gas if you are not moving, so it probably won't get very cold.
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Default Re: Will A/C work without a fan?

Th compressor should run without the condensor fan functioning.

But the ac system will not work very efficiently with out a condensor fan.

The high side pressures will be high at a stand still, and the ac won't blow very cold.
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Default Re: Will A/C work without a fan?

Hmm, the compressor wouldn't turn on at all when I tried it (without a fan connected). I'll look to see where the connector could be. Hopefully I can locate it and it's as easy as cutting the connector and splicing into the harness to connect the aftermarket slim fan (like for the radiator).
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