Mary Ann,

If you are low on refrigerant your system will start up but as the available
pool is sucked down it will shut off via a 'low pressure switch'. As it
sits the pressure will stabilize and the system will 'click' on again.

The clicking is a electro-magnet clutch on the compressor which is
underneath your hood.. It is quite
noticeable once you know what to listen for.


"MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:%j2mg.8935$o4.6013@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> Billy Ray,
>
> I'll pay more attention tomorrow. I don't think so, but I turn it off
> when it stops cooling. One day, I thought I heard a click before it
> stopped.
>
> Mary Ann
>
> Mary Ann
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:16671$4498ae92$48311525$29635@FUSE.NET...
>> Can you hear an electric switch clicking on and off?
>>
>> "MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:O62mg.8913$o4.337@newsread2.news.pas.earthlin k.net...
>>> My air conditioner on my 98 Jeep works; then doesn't. If I turn it off
>>> and leave it off for awhile and then turn it on again, it cools. Any
>>> ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Mary Ann
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Mary Ann,

If you are low on refrigerant your system will start up but as the available
pool is sucked down it will shut off via a 'low pressure switch'. As it
sits the pressure will stabilize and the system will 'click' on again.

The clicking is a electro-magnet clutch on the compressor which is
underneath your hood.. It is quite
noticeable once you know what to listen for.


"MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:%j2mg.8935$o4.6013@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> Billy Ray,
>
> I'll pay more attention tomorrow. I don't think so, but I turn it off
> when it stops cooling. One day, I thought I heard a click before it
> stopped.
>
> Mary Ann
>
> Mary Ann
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:16671$4498ae92$48311525$29635@FUSE.NET...
>> Can you hear an electric switch clicking on and off?
>>
>> "MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:O62mg.8913$o4.337@newsread2.news.pas.earthlin k.net...
>>> My air conditioner on my 98 Jeep works; then doesn't. If I turn it off
>>> and leave it off for awhile and then turn it on again, it cools. Any
>>> ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Mary Ann
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Mary Ann,

If you are low on refrigerant your system will start up but as the available
pool is sucked down it will shut off via a 'low pressure switch'. As it
sits the pressure will stabilize and the system will 'click' on again.

The clicking is a electro-magnet clutch on the compressor which is
underneath your hood.. It is quite
noticeable once you know what to listen for.


"MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:%j2mg.8935$o4.6013@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> Billy Ray,
>
> I'll pay more attention tomorrow. I don't think so, but I turn it off
> when it stops cooling. One day, I thought I heard a click before it
> stopped.
>
> Mary Ann
>
> Mary Ann
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:16671$4498ae92$48311525$29635@FUSE.NET...
>> Can you hear an electric switch clicking on and off?
>>
>> "MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:O62mg.8913$o4.337@newsread2.news.pas.earthlin k.net...
>>> My air conditioner on my 98 Jeep works; then doesn't. If I turn it off
>>> and leave it off for awhile and then turn it on again, it cools. Any
>>> ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Mary Ann
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Jeff,

I may be. We put some in earlier this week and tried to see if there was a
leak.

Thanks,

Mary Ann
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:w23mg.22172$Qg.7565@tornado.southeast.rr.com. ..
>I bet your low on refrigerant.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> MAP wrote:
>> My air conditioner on my 98 Jeep works; then doesn't. If I turn it off
>> and leave it off for awhile and then turn it on again, it cools. Any
>> ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mary Ann

 

Jeff,

I may be. We put some in earlier this week and tried to see if there was a
leak.

Thanks,

Mary Ann
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:w23mg.22172$Qg.7565@tornado.southeast.rr.com. ..
>I bet your low on refrigerant.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> MAP wrote:
>> My air conditioner on my 98 Jeep works; then doesn't. If I turn it off
>> and leave it off for awhile and then turn it on again, it cools. Any
>> ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mary Ann

 

Jeff,

I may be. We put some in earlier this week and tried to see if there was a
leak.

Thanks,

Mary Ann
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:w23mg.22172$Qg.7565@tornado.southeast.rr.com. ..
>I bet your low on refrigerant.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> MAP wrote:
>> My air conditioner on my 98 Jeep works; then doesn't. If I turn it off
>> and leave it off for awhile and then turn it on again, it cools. Any
>> ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mary Ann

 

Billy Ray,

If I do not turn off the air conditioner, then it doesn't get cool again.
It is only when I turn it off that it will begin to cool again. We put some
refrigerant in a few days ago and looked for leaks. I'll listen tomorrow.

Thanks again,

Mary Ann
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:d03e5$4498c168$48311525$8720@FUSE.NET...
> Mary Ann,
>
> If you are low on refrigerant your system will start up but as the
> available
> pool is sucked down it will shut off via a 'low pressure switch'. As it
> sits the pressure will stabilize and the system will 'click' on again.
>
> The clicking is a electro-magnet clutch on the compressor which is
> underneath your hood.. It is quite
> noticeable once you know what to listen for.
>
>
> "MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:%j2mg.8935$o4.6013@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>> Billy Ray,
>>
>> I'll pay more attention tomorrow. I don't think so, but I turn it off
>> when it stops cooling. One day, I thought I heard a click before it
>> stopped.
>>
>> Mary Ann
>>
>> Mary Ann
>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>> news:16671$4498ae92$48311525$29635@FUSE.NET...
>>> Can you hear an electric switch clicking on and off?
>>>
>>> "MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:O62mg.8913$o4.337@newsread2.news.pas.earthlin k.net...
>>>> My air conditioner on my 98 Jeep works; then doesn't. If I turn it off
>>>> and leave it off for awhile and then turn it on again, it cools. Any
>>>> ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Mary Ann
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

 

Billy Ray,

If I do not turn off the air conditioner, then it doesn't get cool again.
It is only when I turn it off that it will begin to cool again. We put some
refrigerant in a few days ago and looked for leaks. I'll listen tomorrow.

Thanks again,

Mary Ann
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:d03e5$4498c168$48311525$8720@FUSE.NET...
> Mary Ann,
>
> If you are low on refrigerant your system will start up but as the
> available
> pool is sucked down it will shut off via a 'low pressure switch'. As it
> sits the pressure will stabilize and the system will 'click' on again.
>
> The clicking is a electro-magnet clutch on the compressor which is
> underneath your hood.. It is quite
> noticeable once you know what to listen for.
>
>
> "MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:%j2mg.8935$o4.6013@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>> Billy Ray,
>>
>> I'll pay more attention tomorrow. I don't think so, but I turn it off
>> when it stops cooling. One day, I thought I heard a click before it
>> stopped.
>>
>> Mary Ann
>>
>> Mary Ann
>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>> news:16671$4498ae92$48311525$29635@FUSE.NET...
>>> Can you hear an electric switch clicking on and off?
>>>
>>> "MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:O62mg.8913$o4.337@newsread2.news.pas.earthlin k.net...
>>>> My air conditioner on my 98 Jeep works; then doesn't. If I turn it off
>>>> and leave it off for awhile and then turn it on again, it cools. Any
>>>> ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Mary Ann
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

 

Billy Ray,

If I do not turn off the air conditioner, then it doesn't get cool again.
It is only when I turn it off that it will begin to cool again. We put some
refrigerant in a few days ago and looked for leaks. I'll listen tomorrow.

Thanks again,

Mary Ann
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:d03e5$4498c168$48311525$8720@FUSE.NET...
> Mary Ann,
>
> If you are low on refrigerant your system will start up but as the
> available
> pool is sucked down it will shut off via a 'low pressure switch'. As it
> sits the pressure will stabilize and the system will 'click' on again.
>
> The clicking is a electro-magnet clutch on the compressor which is
> underneath your hood.. It is quite
> noticeable once you know what to listen for.
>
>
> "MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:%j2mg.8935$o4.6013@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>> Billy Ray,
>>
>> I'll pay more attention tomorrow. I don't think so, but I turn it off
>> when it stops cooling. One day, I thought I heard a click before it
>> stopped.
>>
>> Mary Ann
>>
>> Mary Ann
>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>> news:16671$4498ae92$48311525$29635@FUSE.NET...
>>> Can you hear an electric switch clicking on and off?
>>>
>>> "MAP" <mapalmerlaw@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:O62mg.8913$o4.337@newsread2.news.pas.earthlin k.net...
>>>> My air conditioner on my 98 Jeep works; then doesn't. If I turn it off
>>>> and leave it off for awhile and then turn it on again, it cools. Any
>>>> ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Mary Ann
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

 

Your electro magnetic clutch gets to hot to where the tolerence between
the magnet aperatus and the clutch is to far. It works for awhile and
then gets to hot, but it keeps working, untill the a/c thermostat tells
the clutch to disengage. Then it disengages.. then when the a/c
thermostat tells the clutch to re-engage, the magnetic aperatus is out
of tolerance and to far from the clutch to engage it, cause it's to hot.
One way to test this is to keep the a/c on full blast with the windows
open, so the car never cools and the clutch never disengages. If the
clutch doesn't disengage and the air stays on for good you know that
this may be the problem. Then close the windows and turn the air down.
If the car cools off and the clutch desengages and then won't re-engage,
this is another symptom of this problem
Nick

MAP wrote:
> My air conditioner on my 98 Jeep works; then doesn't. If I turn it off and
> leave it off for awhile and then turn it on again, it cools. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mary Ann
>
>