AC light blinks
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I have searched the forums with a couple of ideas of what is the problem. When I turn on the AC the light starts to blink after the AC compressor engages and turns off almost immediately. The compressor is not seized from what I can tell when I turn it manually with the engine off. Any ideas? Thanks.
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With the car off, hold down the AUTO (Fresh / recirc) button, then turn the ignition on. Hold it down for a few seconds more, all the lights should blink on 4 times. When you let go of the button, it will display the trouble codes, use the drivers side temp control to cycle through the codes.
Post up the codes that it displays!
Post up the codes that it displays!
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My neighbor put on a full set of pressure guages to test the system for leaks. I do not recall what the pressures were but they held fine and the system as far as he knows is leak free and running properly. He is a A/C guy by trade so he knows more than I do about the system. But now I think that I do not have a seized AC compressor but rather the crankshaft pulley needs replacing. I started the car Sunday and the belt started to smoke, after turning off the car I looked at the belt which was intact but looked like it was not quite on a pulley corretly (It was it turns out). I was taking off the belt and a piece of the crankshaft pulley fell off. Now I'm calling around for that part and see if that fixes all the AC issues due to the old one seizing or something.
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My neighbor put on a full set of pressure guages to test the system for leaks. I do not recall what the pressures were but they held fine and the system as far as he knows is leak free and running properly. He is a A/C guy by trade so he knows more than I do about the system.
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Has it been raining a lot where you are? I had this happen and it meant that the system detected a slip in the clutch for the AC compressor and it just does that until it dries off. I have also heard that some older models required replacing a relay for the AC unit to fix the issue. Let me know what the weather has been like.
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-Joe
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WOW SORRY, I didn't realize how old this thread was lol... Sorry to bring it back so late
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