Air Conditioner Help Needed
 

I thought I would try posting this hear in the hope that someone might
know what the problem is I am having with my air conditioner. I have
a 1998 Jeep TJ. The air conditioner is not working and the clutch on
the air conditioning pump does not kick in when I jump it. The freon
pressure seems to be quite high (no gauges uses - just a quick tap of
the valve). All fuses seem to be good. I brought it to a ar
conditioning person and they told me it looks like an electrical
problem but wanted $200 to give me an estimate. ANYONE HAVE ANY
IDEAS? THANK YOU!

Re: Air Conditioner Help Needed
 

robbin.olson@comcast.net did pass the time by typing:
> I thought I would try posting this hear in the hope that someone might
> know what the problem is I am having with my air conditioner. I have
> a 1998 Jeep TJ. The air conditioner is not working and the clutch on
> the air conditioning pump does not kick in when I jump it. The freon
> pressure seems to be quite high (no gauges uses - just a quick tap of
> the valve). All fuses seem to be good. I brought it to a ar
> conditioning person and they told me it looks like an electrical
> problem but wanted $200 to give me an estimate. ANYONE HAVE ANY
> IDEAS? THANK YOU!

Did you jump the low pressure switch?
http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...essure-low.jpg

Turn the AC on, pull that connector and jumper the two pins.
If the compressor kicks on either the gas is low or the low
pressure sender is shot. (p.s. you can't just unscrew that
sensor, it will dump your whole system)

Same goes for the high pressure cutoff switch.
http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...ssure-high.jpg

It could be your clutch is shot, but 12V across the inputs
should cause it to engage. With the engine off all you will
hear is a .click.

Before you add any coolant you should go get a refill kit with
pressure gauge. Even the cheap ones last a long time.

--
DougW

Re: Air Conditioner Help Needed
 

robbin.olson@comcast.net did pass the time by typing:
> I thought I would try posting this hear in the hope that someone might
> know what the problem is I am having with my air conditioner. I have
> a 1998 Jeep TJ. The air conditioner is not working and the clutch on
> the air conditioning pump does not kick in when I jump it. The freon
> pressure seems to be quite high (no gauges uses - just a quick tap of
> the valve). All fuses seem to be good. I brought it to a ar
> conditioning person and they told me it looks like an electrical
> problem but wanted $200 to give me an estimate. ANYONE HAVE ANY
> IDEAS? THANK YOU!

Did you jump the low pressure switch?
http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...essure-low.jpg

Turn the AC on, pull that connector and jumper the two pins.
If the compressor kicks on either the gas is low or the low
pressure sender is shot. (p.s. you can't just unscrew that
sensor, it will dump your whole system)

Same goes for the high pressure cutoff switch.
http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...ssure-high.jpg

It could be your clutch is shot, but 12V across the inputs
should cause it to engage. With the engine off all you will
hear is a .click.

Before you add any coolant you should go get a refill kit with
pressure gauge. Even the cheap ones last a long time.

--
DougW

Re: Air Conditioner Help Needed
 

robbin.olson@comcast.net did pass the time by typing:
> I thought I would try posting this hear in the hope that someone might
> know what the problem is I am having with my air conditioner. I have
> a 1998 Jeep TJ. The air conditioner is not working and the clutch on
> the air conditioning pump does not kick in when I jump it. The freon
> pressure seems to be quite high (no gauges uses - just a quick tap of
> the valve). All fuses seem to be good. I brought it to a ar
> conditioning person and they told me it looks like an electrical
> problem but wanted $200 to give me an estimate. ANYONE HAVE ANY
> IDEAS? THANK YOU!

Did you jump the low pressure switch?
http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...essure-low.jpg

Turn the AC on, pull that connector and jumper the two pins.
If the compressor kicks on either the gas is low or the low
pressure sender is shot. (p.s. you can't just unscrew that
sensor, it will dump your whole system)

Same goes for the high pressure cutoff switch.
http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...ssure-high.jpg

It could be your clutch is shot, but 12V across the inputs
should cause it to engage. With the engine off all you will
hear is a .click.

Before you add any coolant you should go get a refill kit with
pressure gauge. Even the cheap ones last a long time.

--
DougW

Re: Air Conditioner Help Needed
 

robbin.olson@comcast.net did pass the time by typing:
> I thought I would try posting this hear in the hope that someone might
> know what the problem is I am having with my air conditioner. I have
> a 1998 Jeep TJ. The air conditioner is not working and the clutch on
> the air conditioning pump does not kick in when I jump it. The freon
> pressure seems to be quite high (no gauges uses - just a quick tap of
> the valve). All fuses seem to be good. I brought it to a ar
> conditioning person and they told me it looks like an electrical
> problem but wanted $200 to give me an estimate. ANYONE HAVE ANY
> IDEAS? THANK YOU!

Did you jump the low pressure switch?
http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...essure-low.jpg

Turn the AC on, pull that connector and jumper the two pins.
If the compressor kicks on either the gas is low or the low
pressure sender is shot. (p.s. you can't just unscrew that
sensor, it will dump your whole system)

Same goes for the high pressure cutoff switch.
http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...ssure-high.jpg

It could be your clutch is shot, but 12V across the inputs
should cause it to engage. With the engine off all you will
hear is a .click.

Before you add any coolant you should go get a refill kit with
pressure gauge. Even the cheap ones last a long time.

--
DougW

Re: Air Conditioner Help Needed
 

My A/C is not working real well either, so what I did is I took the top and
the doors off. It is still a little warm, but HELL its a Jeep. And my 81
CJ5 doesnt have A/C anyway.
Brad
www.angelfire.com/ok/beakl

<robbin.olson@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ku4he0db5iou321m5sktqg51e89jej592n@4ax.com...
> I thought I would try posting this hear in the hope that someone might
> know what the problem is I am having with my air conditioner. I have
> a 1998 Jeep TJ. The air conditioner is not working and the clutch on
> the air conditioning pump does not kick in when I jump it. The freon
> pressure seems to be quite high (no gauges uses - just a quick tap of
> the valve). All fuses seem to be good. I brought it to a ar
> conditioning person and they told me it looks like an electrical
> problem but wanted $200 to give me an estimate. ANYONE HAVE ANY
> IDEAS? THANK YOU!

Re: Air Conditioner Help Needed
 

My A/C is not working real well either, so what I did is I took the top and
the doors off. It is still a little warm, but HELL its a Jeep. And my 81
CJ5 doesnt have A/C anyway.
Brad
www.angelfire.com/ok/beakl

<robbin.olson@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ku4he0db5iou321m5sktqg51e89jej592n@4ax.com...
> I thought I would try posting this hear in the hope that someone might
> know what the problem is I am having with my air conditioner. I have
> a 1998 Jeep TJ. The air conditioner is not working and the clutch on
> the air conditioning pump does not kick in when I jump it. The freon
> pressure seems to be quite high (no gauges uses - just a quick tap of
> the valve). All fuses seem to be good. I brought it to a ar
> conditioning person and they told me it looks like an electrical
> problem but wanted $200 to give me an estimate. ANYONE HAVE ANY
> IDEAS? THANK YOU!

Re: Air Conditioner Help Needed
 

My A/C is not working real well either, so what I did is I took the top and
the doors off. It is still a little warm, but HELL its a Jeep. And my 81
CJ5 doesnt have A/C anyway.
Brad
www.angelfire.com/ok/beakl

<robbin.olson@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ku4he0db5iou321m5sktqg51e89jej592n@4ax.com...
> I thought I would try posting this hear in the hope that someone might
> know what the problem is I am having with my air conditioner. I have
> a 1998 Jeep TJ. The air conditioner is not working and the clutch on
> the air conditioning pump does not kick in when I jump it. The freon
> pressure seems to be quite high (no gauges uses - just a quick tap of
> the valve). All fuses seem to be good. I brought it to a ar
> conditioning person and they told me it looks like an electrical
> problem but wanted $200 to give me an estimate. ANYONE HAVE ANY
> IDEAS? THANK YOU!

Re: Air Conditioner Help Needed
 

My A/C is not working real well either, so what I did is I took the top and
the doors off. It is still a little warm, but HELL its a Jeep. And my 81
CJ5 doesnt have A/C anyway.
Brad
www.angelfire.com/ok/beakl

<robbin.olson@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ku4he0db5iou321m5sktqg51e89jej592n@4ax.com...
> I thought I would try posting this hear in the hope that someone might
> know what the problem is I am having with my air conditioner. I have
> a 1998 Jeep TJ. The air conditioner is not working and the clutch on
> the air conditioning pump does not kick in when I jump it. The freon
> pressure seems to be quite high (no gauges uses - just a quick tap of
> the valve). All fuses seem to be good. I brought it to a ar
> conditioning person and they told me it looks like an electrical
> problem but wanted $200 to give me an estimate. ANYONE HAVE ANY
> IDEAS? THANK YOU!

Re: Air Conditioner Help Needed
 

I tried both switches with no change. Is there any way to run 12V
directly to the clutch from the battery? Would I need to be concerned
about polarity? THANKS!

On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 18:54:03 -0500, "DougW"
<post.replies@invalid.address> wrote:

>robbin.olson@comcast.net did pass the time by typing:
>> I thought I would try posting this hear in the hope that someone might
>> know what the problem is I am having with my air conditioner. I have
>> a 1998 Jeep TJ. The air conditioner is not working and the clutch on
>> the air conditioning pump does not kick in when I jump it. The freon
>> pressure seems to be quite high (no gauges uses - just a quick tap of
>> the valve). All fuses seem to be good. I brought it to a ar
>> conditioning person and they told me it looks like an electrical
>> problem but wanted $200 to give me an estimate. ANYONE HAVE ANY
>> IDEAS? THANK YOU!
>
>Did you jump the low pressure switch?
>http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...essure-low.jpg
>
>Turn the AC on, pull that connector and jumper the two pins.
>If the compressor kicks on either the gas is low or the low
>pressure sender is shot. (p.s. you can't just unscrew that
>sensor, it will dump your whole system)
>
>Same goes for the high pressure cutoff switch.
>http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...ssure-high.jpg
>
>It could be your clutch is shot, but 12V across the inputs
>should cause it to engage. With the engine off all you will
>hear is a .click.
>
>Before you add any coolant you should go get a refill kit with
>pressure gauge. Even the cheap ones last a long time.