98pit

I have a 98 wrangler with a few problems.I keep blowing the F 19 fuse
in the power distrabution center under the hood cant figure out what it
does dealer wont give me an answer can anyone tell me what this fuse
controls.also trany bangs when I put it in reverse have not changed the
fluid and filter yet any sugg.....

Mike

"98pit" <caralli@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I have a 98 wrangler with a few problems.I keep blowing the F 19 fuse
> in the power distrabution center under the hood cant figure out what it
> does dealer wont give me an answer can anyone tell me what this fuse
> controls.also trany bangs when I put it in reverse have not changed the
> fluid and filter yet any sugg.....
>

Fuse 19 in the PDC feeds the A/C compessor clutch relay which in turn
powers the A/C clutch. You should be able to disconnect the wire at the A/C
clutch and see if the fuse still blows. If it doesn't blow with the clutch
disconnected I would assume you have a bad clutch. If it still blows with
the clutch disconnected I would look for a short to ground on the feed wire
to the clutch or possibly a bad relay.

Mike

"98pit" <caralli@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1162872044.748888.174970@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I have a 98 wrangler with a few problems.I keep blowing the F 19 fuse
> in the power distrabution center under the hood cant figure out what it
> does dealer wont give me an answer can anyone tell me what this fuse
> controls.also trany bangs when I put it in reverse have not changed the
> fluid and filter yet any sugg.....
>

Fuse 19 in the PDC feeds the A/C compessor clutch relay which in turn
powers the A/C clutch. You should be able to disconnect the wire at the A/C
clutch and see if the fuse still blows. If it doesn't blow with the clutch
disconnected I would assume you have a bad clutch. If it still blows with
the clutch disconnected I would look for a short to ground on the feed wire
to the clutch or possibly a bad relay.

Mike

"98pit" <caralli@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1162872044.748888.174970@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I have a 98 wrangler with a few problems.I keep blowing the F 19 fuse
> in the power distrabution center under the hood cant figure out what it
> does dealer wont give me an answer can anyone tell me what this fuse
> controls.also trany bangs when I put it in reverse have not changed the
> fluid and filter yet any sugg.....
>

Fuse 19 in the PDC feeds the A/C compessor clutch relay which in turn
powers the A/C clutch. You should be able to disconnect the wire at the A/C
clutch and see if the fuse still blows. If it doesn't blow with the clutch
disconnected I would assume you have a bad clutch. If it still blows with
the clutch disconnected I would look for a short to ground on the feed wire
to the clutch or possibly a bad relay.

DougW

Mike wrote:
> "98pit" wrote ...
>> I have a 98 wrangler with a few problems.I keep blowing the F 19 fuse
>> in the power distrabution center under the hood cant figure out what
>> it does dealer wont give me an answer can anyone tell me what this
>> fuse controls.also trany bangs when I put it in reverse have not
>> changed the fluid and filter yet any sugg.....
>>
>
> Fuse 19 in the PDC feeds the A/C compessor clutch relay which in turn
> powers the A/C clutch. You should be able to disconnect the wire at
> the A/C clutch and see if the fuse still blows. If it doesn't blow
> with the clutch disconnected I would assume you have a bad clutch. If
> it still blows with the clutch disconnected I would look for a short
> to ground on the feed wire to the clutch or possibly a bad relay.

That's the same wire that runs between the high pressure and low pressure
cutout switches. While I've never heard of a switch failing to ground
I suppose anything is possible. You need the wiring diagram to chase
down the short.

--
DougW

DougW

Mike wrote:
> "98pit" wrote ...
>> I have a 98 wrangler with a few problems.I keep blowing the F 19 fuse
>> in the power distrabution center under the hood cant figure out what
>> it does dealer wont give me an answer can anyone tell me what this
>> fuse controls.also trany bangs when I put it in reverse have not
>> changed the fluid and filter yet any sugg.....
>>
>
> Fuse 19 in the PDC feeds the A/C compessor clutch relay which in turn
> powers the A/C clutch. You should be able to disconnect the wire at
> the A/C clutch and see if the fuse still blows. If it doesn't blow
> with the clutch disconnected I would assume you have a bad clutch. If
> it still blows with the clutch disconnected I would look for a short
> to ground on the feed wire to the clutch or possibly a bad relay.

That's the same wire that runs between the high pressure and low pressure
cutout switches. While I've never heard of a switch failing to ground
I suppose anything is possible. You need the wiring diagram to chase
down the short.

--
DougW

DougW

Mike wrote:
> "98pit" wrote ...
>> I have a 98 wrangler with a few problems.I keep blowing the F 19 fuse
>> in the power distrabution center under the hood cant figure out what
>> it does dealer wont give me an answer can anyone tell me what this
>> fuse controls.also trany bangs when I put it in reverse have not
>> changed the fluid and filter yet any sugg.....
>>
>
> Fuse 19 in the PDC feeds the A/C compessor clutch relay which in turn
> powers the A/C clutch. You should be able to disconnect the wire at
> the A/C clutch and see if the fuse still blows. If it doesn't blow
> with the clutch disconnected I would assume you have a bad clutch. If
> it still blows with the clutch disconnected I would look for a short
> to ground on the feed wire to the clutch or possibly a bad relay.

That's the same wire that runs between the high pressure and low pressure
cutout switches. While I've never heard of a switch failing to ground
I suppose anything is possible. You need the wiring diagram to chase
down the short.

--
DougW

Mike

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Mike wrote:
>> "98pit" wrote ...
>>> I have a 98 wrangler with a few problems.I keep blowing the F 19 fuse
>>> in the power distrabution center under the hood cant figure out what
>>> it does dealer wont give me an answer can anyone tell me what this
>>> fuse controls.also trany bangs when I put it in reverse have not
>>> changed the fluid and filter yet any sugg.....
>>>
>>
>> Fuse 19 in the PDC feeds the A/C compessor clutch relay which in turn
>> powers the A/C clutch. You should be able to disconnect the wire at
>> the A/C clutch and see if the fuse still blows. If it doesn't blow
>> with the clutch disconnected I would assume you have a bad clutch. If
>> it still blows with the clutch disconnected I would look for a short
>> to ground on the feed wire to the clutch or possibly a bad relay.
>
> That's the same wire that runs between the high pressure and low pressure
> cutout switches.

Nope. It runs from fuse 19 through the A/C relay directly to the A/C
clutch. The wire is Dk Blu/Blk.

While I've never heard of a switch failing to ground
> I suppose anything is possible.

There are no switches involved.

You need the wiring diagram to chase
> down the short.

Not really. The wire in question runs from the A/C relay to the
compressor clutch, nothing else in the circuit. Should be easy to check with
an ohm meter.
>
> --
> DougW
>

Mike

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Mike wrote:
>> "98pit" wrote ...
>>> I have a 98 wrangler with a few problems.I keep blowing the F 19 fuse
>>> in the power distrabution center under the hood cant figure out what
>>> it does dealer wont give me an answer can anyone tell me what this
>>> fuse controls.also trany bangs when I put it in reverse have not
>>> changed the fluid and filter yet any sugg.....
>>>
>>
>> Fuse 19 in the PDC feeds the A/C compessor clutch relay which in turn
>> powers the A/C clutch. You should be able to disconnect the wire at
>> the A/C clutch and see if the fuse still blows. If it doesn't blow
>> with the clutch disconnected I would assume you have a bad clutch. If
>> it still blows with the clutch disconnected I would look for a short
>> to ground on the feed wire to the clutch or possibly a bad relay.
>
> That's the same wire that runs between the high pressure and low pressure
> cutout switches.

Nope. It runs from fuse 19 through the A/C relay directly to the A/C
clutch. The wire is Dk Blu/Blk.

While I've never heard of a switch failing to ground
> I suppose anything is possible.

There are no switches involved.

You need the wiring diagram to chase
> down the short.

Not really. The wire in question runs from the A/C relay to the
compressor clutch, nothing else in the circuit. Should be easy to check with
an ohm meter.
>
> --
> DougW
>

Mike

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:bc84h.10600$tH2.1788@newsfe20.lga...
> Mike wrote:
>> "98pit" wrote ...
>>> I have a 98 wrangler with a few problems.I keep blowing the F 19 fuse
>>> in the power distrabution center under the hood cant figure out what
>>> it does dealer wont give me an answer can anyone tell me what this
>>> fuse controls.also trany bangs when I put it in reverse have not
>>> changed the fluid and filter yet any sugg.....
>>>
>>
>> Fuse 19 in the PDC feeds the A/C compessor clutch relay which in turn
>> powers the A/C clutch. You should be able to disconnect the wire at
>> the A/C clutch and see if the fuse still blows. If it doesn't blow
>> with the clutch disconnected I would assume you have a bad clutch. If
>> it still blows with the clutch disconnected I would look for a short
>> to ground on the feed wire to the clutch or possibly a bad relay.
>
> That's the same wire that runs between the high pressure and low pressure
> cutout switches.

Nope. It runs from fuse 19 through the A/C relay directly to the A/C
clutch. The wire is Dk Blu/Blk.

While I've never heard of a switch failing to ground
> I suppose anything is possible.

There are no switches involved.

You need the wiring diagram to chase
> down the short.

Not really. The wire in question runs from the A/C relay to the
compressor clutch, nothing else in the circuit. Should be easy to check with
an ohm meter.
>
> --
> DougW
>