can't find A/C relays

Jul 25, 2005 7 Replies

My A/C compressor won't run. The A/C shop said the A/C is ok, it is an electrical problem which they don't work on.



I have re-drawn the A/C section of the chassis electrical drawing in my Chilton manual, so I can see it better. Now I have some checks I want to do with the relays and sensors, but I don't know which relay is which. I see 5 relays along the driver side in the engine compartment and 2 on the passenger side. Which one is what? I at least need to know which is the "low speed fan relay" and the "Compressor Clutch Relay", but I would like to know what all of them are for.



Also I seem to have an extra sensor that wasn't on the Chilton drawing. I have always known where the Low Pressure Senser Switch is, but these other ones I am not famiier with. I think I see the "Clutch Cycling Switch" kind of attached to the H valve back on the firewall. Also by checking the wire colors I think I found the "High Pressure Cut Out switch" down below in the line from the compressor and below another unidentified thing, but before the input to the condenser. But there is another sensor on the line that goes from the condensor to the receiver/dryer, what is that? I don't see any more sensers in the Chilton drawing, so what can it be?



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What is the year and model of the vehicle are you working on?

I see that nobody else is replying, so I'll jump in. The wiring diagrams usually have wire color notations. Look at the relays and you'll see that they can be identified by the color of the wires going to them.

I think we were waiting for the OP to answer your first question yr and model.

Yeah, he kind of disappeared....

I can't believe I left out the vehicle info., but obviously I did. This is a nice group, no one stuck it to me for being so stupid.

It is a 93 Grande Caravan with a 3.3 V6

Thanks for any help you can give.

Gary Stewart

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Probably just a coincidence.

Thats only because Daniel Stern hasnt read it yet.

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