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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
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AC Relay not working...

Last summer my air was working. this summer it is not. Buit the problem seems to be that there is some type of short when I go to turn my fan on. I can't here it when I turn it all the way on high. Nor does the cluth in the compressor kick on. But if I pull the relay (1172 in a '92) and jump it then it kicks on. So I put a new relay in but still no go. In the spring time sometimes it would kick on if I hit a bump. In the fall I installed a new heater core. could I of hit a ground somewhere or is my blower motor gone or a short somewhere?
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 04:50 AM
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Engine: '85 Monte SS L69 305
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Re: AC Relay not working...

Shorts blows fuses, and you testet the hi-speed hi-current circuit yourself so that and the fan is not the problem.
Your problem is called poor/ bad/ loose contact, since it kicks in at bumps. It may be caused by oxidation etc. Look at the contact behind the A/C control head panel.
Does the fan work at all btw., in any setting (exept for jumping relay)? If not then there's a HTR-A/C fuse to check out.
All contact areas should be bright & shiny for reliable operation.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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From: Somewhere around the South Side of Chicago just crusin' in one of the Niteriders
Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
Transmission: 700r4/700r4
Axle/Gears: Posi
Re: AC Relay not working...

The fan kicked on yesterday for a moment. It is not a fuse. I think it is some kind of ground or short. The fan does work.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 08:34 AM
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From: Somewhere around the South Side of Chicago just crusin' in one of the Niteriders
Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
Transmission: 700r4/700r4
Axle/Gears: Posi
Re: AC Relay not working...

ttt...someone tell me where all the grounds are in relation to the cooling fan
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 01:01 AM
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Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
Transmission: 700r4/700r4
Axle/Gears: Posi
Re: AC Relay not working...

Still having this problem and wondering if anyone can give me some leads on where to start. I have a few days off to get under the hood and it looks like hot weathers coming.
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