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|    Wade Garrett to Sail Fisherman    |
|    Re: Can I jump 12V to the compressor con    |
|    02 Jul 21 14:40:41    |
      From: wade@cooler.net              On 7/2/21 12:36 PM, Sail Fisherman wrote:       > The air conditioning is blowing just air.       > Not hot but not cold.       >       > I don't think the AC compressor is engaging.       > But I don't know how to tell for sure.       >       > The belt is spinning the AC compressor but I don't know how to tell if the       > compressor clutch is actually engaged (the "knobs" are not spinning).       >       > There is a plug with two wires which is mounted on the compressor.       >       > Can I jump 12V to one of those two wires to see if the clutch engages?       > Will it hurt the ECU?              I'm no mechanic but I'd suspect no/low refrigerant first. Do A/C systems       still have a sight glass to check its level like they did back in the day?              --       Why is it that the people who want more government control over your       life are the same ones who want you to be disarmed?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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