A/C Compressor won’t stay engaged
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A/C Compressor won’t stay engaged
My AC compressor is short cycling. It will turn on for a second and then turn off. Then back on and off again. The Freon level is saying “full” according to my gauge. I replaced the accumulator switch as well. Ideas??
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Re: A/C Compressor won’t stay engaged
Sounds like it is low on freon. I had a gauge that read full before, and bought a different one and it was actually low. It's possible that your gauge may be bad..
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Car: 1987 Camaro IROC-Z w/ T-Tops
Engine: 305
Transmission: Automatic
Axle/Gears: Factory 9 bolt w/ 2.77 ratio
Re: A/C Compressor won’t stay engaged
that’s what I keep reading, but I don’t want TJ overcharge the system... is there anything else that would cause the short cycle?
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Re: A/C Compressor won’t stay engaged
99.99% of the time it's because it's low on Freon. The other 0.01% it's because there isn't enough Freon.
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