Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Another simple and cheap little part brings a complex machine to its knees. I have since found the pressure control and it is OK. There are no other leaks (based on its holding a nitrogen charge for several hours with a Schrader valve core pilfered from a dead Trane condensing unit).
Unfortunately, the compressor clutch also appears to have failed in some way. It's getting power, and has continuity, but will not pull in. (Whatever ultimately governs the air conditioning system in this car "believes" it's turning the air conditioning on, as the condenser fans start and power is supplied to the compressor clutch.)
For those of you who know these specific cars better than I do, what if anything is typically replaced alongside the compressor? I believe the compressor to be mechanically intact, apart from the clutch mechanism.
My approach might be a bit unusual since my education was in HVAC/R, but I do have my EPA 609 MVAC certification. I also tend to be flexible in my use of terminology, probably more than I should be.
Another simple and cheap little part brings a complex machine to its knees. I have since found the pressure control and it is OK. There are no other leaks (based on its holding a nitrogen charge for several hours with a Schrader valve core pilfered from a dead Trane condensing unit).
Unfortunately, the compressor clutch also appears to have failed in some way. It's getting power, and has continuity, but will not pull in. (Whatever ultimately governs the air conditioning system in this car "believes" it's turning the air conditioning on, as the condenser fans start and power is supplied to the compressor clutch.)
For those of you who know these specific cars better than I do, what if anything is typically replaced alongside the compressor? I believe the compressor to be mechanically intact, apart from the clutch mechanism.
My approach might be a bit unusual since my education was in HVAC/R, but I do have my EPA 609 MVAC certification. I also tend to be flexible in my use of terminology, probably more than I should be.
