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Tamworth
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October 2002
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 AC Probs
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Tue, 24 December 2002 12:44
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Hiya Fells
For a while the ol celica has been sitting round with no motor the other day i slapped another motor and box in as the old one was rather sad and now its all in and going sweet the air compressor ain't cutting in at all and after a few seconds the AC light starts flashing it has me stumped as i left the whole air system hooked up so i wouldn't have to get it all re-gassed , any ideas or shit to try would be great
thanks Nathan
P.S have checked and rechecked all the connections many a time
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July 2002
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Re: AC Probs
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Wed, 25 December 2002 10:14
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so you actually swapped the engine without removing the compressor and de-gassing the system??
hmm.. does the motor bog down as soon as you turn on the air cond? does the clutch ever kicks in after you press the a/c button? If yes, but turns off again after 3 seconds, you may need a regas, but if it bogs down the engine significatly, or it's burning the rubber belt before shutting down, the compressor may have seized due to lack of operation/lubracation, if the clutch doesn't kick in at all, check the electrical, clutch system etc. do some test and tell us the results for more help.. cheers..
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Location:
Tamworth
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October 2002
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Re: AC Probs
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Fri, 27 December 2002 13:59
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yeah didn't break the seal on the a/c , first few times we cranked her over turned the air on and it put load on the motor but after a few seconds the air cut off and the a/c light started flashing , i was thinking it may have been there not being enough gas in the system , but i was hoping it wasn't that as i heard the new gas is not as good as the older stuff but ill have another look around the connections and will let you know how it goes
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July 2002
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Re: AC Probs
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Fri, 27 December 2002 15:08
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yeah, sounds like the low pressure protection switch had cut in, if it starts, but shuts down after few seconds.. it's not such a big problem, some places will still refill the old gas, as long as there's no major leaks in the system (they aren't allowed to, if it has leaks)
you can actually press the valve and find out if there's enough gas, if the gas is under the correct pressure, the gas escaping is quite pressurised, way louder and stronger than those coming out of a tyre (I think it's 100psi recalling out of my head), but if there's no gas escaping at all, that would mean you have a leak..
so I think you may just need a regas..
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