geosnooker2000
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Blowing fuses even after I unplugged compressor *SOLVED!!*
Hello everyone!!!!
Got a toughie. My son drives an 07 escape. He called me from Atlanta Sunday headed back to Memphis and said his A/C was working great Saturday, but when they were leaving town Sunday it was blowing hot air. He said they stopped at an AutoZone and the guy "tested it and said there was too much pressure, so there must be too much freon in the system". I asked him if he tried to put freon in the system since this problem started and he said no. I asked if ANYBODY, guy at AutoZone included, has tried to put freon in the system. He said no. I told him to meet me when he got back in town and he could take my Explorer for Monday while I replaced either his compressor clutch, or the whole compressor, cuz that's what it sounded like to me.
I went first thing yesterday to AutoZone and asked my local guy who has always seemed pretty sharp about these things. We located the A/C compressor fuse and it was blown. YEAY!!!!! This just going to cost $5!!!!
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We ran through 2 new fuses. They blew immediately upon turning the A/C switch on at the dashboard. Like within 1 second. So, I know enough to unplug the compressor and put in a new fuse to rule out a wiring problem. After struggling mightily with a miniature engine compartment with a 3.0L crammed into it, I finally got the compressor clutch unplugged. I put in a new 15 amp fuse. POP! Put in one more just to make sure the dangling plug wasn't facing a piece of metal, and arced, relocated the dangling plug to a safe position. POP! I will say the last fuse took about 3 seconds to pop. But, I guess my question is, what do I do now? I bought a brand new multi-meter for this, I just don't know where to look and test.
Can anyone help me?
Hello everyone!!!!
Got a toughie. My son drives an 07 escape. He called me from Atlanta Sunday headed back to Memphis and said his A/C was working great Saturday, but when they were leaving town Sunday it was blowing hot air. He said they stopped at an AutoZone and the guy "tested it and said there was too much pressure, so there must be too much freon in the system". I asked him if he tried to put freon in the system since this problem started and he said no. I asked if ANYBODY, guy at AutoZone included, has tried to put freon in the system. He said no. I told him to meet me when he got back in town and he could take my Explorer for Monday while I replaced either his compressor clutch, or the whole compressor, cuz that's what it sounded like to me.
I went first thing yesterday to AutoZone and asked my local guy who has always seemed pretty sharp about these things. We located the A/C compressor fuse and it was blown. YEAY!!!!! This just going to cost $5!!!!
:thumbdwn:
We ran through 2 new fuses. They blew immediately upon turning the A/C switch on at the dashboard. Like within 1 second. So, I know enough to unplug the compressor and put in a new fuse to rule out a wiring problem. After struggling mightily with a miniature engine compartment with a 3.0L crammed into it, I finally got the compressor clutch unplugged. I put in a new 15 amp fuse. POP! Put in one more just to make sure the dangling plug wasn't facing a piece of metal, and arced, relocated the dangling plug to a safe position. POP! I will say the last fuse took about 3 seconds to pop. But, I guess my question is, what do I do now? I bought a brand new multi-meter for this, I just don't know where to look and test.
Can anyone help me?