AC troubles with clutch
04-22-2006, 01:33 PM
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AC troubles with clutch
replaced hi side AC line because it has a pinhole in it. got a new one from honda.
put it on, vacuumed down the system with an electric vacuum pump till the gauges read zero.
cranked car, put freon in with auto parts store freon dispenser hose, with AC on high.
compressor clutch turns on, moves about one revolution, then quits turning.
If you rev the engine then turn on the AC clutch, the clutch stays engaged.
the AC blows NO COLD AIR, and the freon gauges show that the freon is properly full.
what can it be?
put it on, vacuumed down the system with an electric vacuum pump till the gauges read zero.
cranked car, put freon in with auto parts store freon dispenser hose, with AC on high.
compressor clutch turns on, moves about one revolution, then quits turning.
If you rev the engine then turn on the AC clutch, the clutch stays engaged.
the AC blows NO COLD AIR, and the freon gauges show that the freon is properly full.
what can it be?
04-22-2006, 02:31 PM
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Uhhh... what year civic do you have?
Is it remotely possible that you put the wrong stuff in your refrigerant system? Maybe your car is supposed to use R-134a and not Freon. Freon has a bigger molecule and won't compress in a R-134a system. You might want to verify if you have a pre-'94 (I think) whether or not the AC system was updated. I think the upgraded o-rings are green, and that means it needs R-134a. Someone else verify this, though...
Is it remotely possible that you put the wrong stuff in your refrigerant system? Maybe your car is supposed to use R-134a and not Freon. Freon has a bigger molecule and won't compress in a R-134a system. You might want to verify if you have a pre-'94 (I think) whether or not the AC system was updated. I think the upgraded o-rings are green, and that means it needs R-134a. Someone else verify this, though...