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2000 Ranger 6-cylinder Auto Trans AC Compressor Does Not Kick In

In article , ndccpf1 wrote

The high pressure switch is a normally closed switch which opens if there is excessively high pressure in the high side of the AC system. This function used to be handled by a pressure relief valve until environmental laws outlawed venting refrigerants.

You either have excessive pressure on the high side of the AC system or a failed high pressure switch.

You'd best make certain (check the high side pressure) which it is before you add more refrigerant as some as suggested.

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aarcuda69062
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Thanks all for the support and direction. Off to the local A/C shop it goes.

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ndccpf1

OK, I won't talk about Thunderbird then (even if I did write a ook on Firefox and Thunderbird...)

See if you can change/set your 'quoting' character. That may be the problem. I'm not that familiar with Outlook Express so I'm not sure about where/how to change it. Basically you should have little '>' (greater than) characters in front of each quoted section in the text of your replies.

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PeterD

Interesting, you have the same problem as Jeff (bad quoting is making the reply very difficult to follow) and you are also using OE!

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PeterD

Only on certain threads. A reply to this one seems to be just fine, whereas the reply to ndccpf1 wasn't. Not that big of a deal in my book since I haven't had a problem following the OP and all replies.

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SC Tom

I'm using XP, SP3 and Outlook Express. The problem only appears when I Reply to Google Groups postings. (ndccpf1 is coming from Google Groups.)

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Jeff Strickland

Thanks all for the support and direction. Off to the local A/C shop it goes.

Post back what the outcome is. We think your system has bled down, which on a 2000 vehicle is not unreasonable. If we are right, the shop should get you recharged for about $50, or whatever the local going-rate is. If we are wrong, the cost will be closer to $150 for complete service.

If they get you going for $50, you could have done the same thing at home with a can or two of R134a.

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Jeff Strickland

Yep, that one looks great.

Maybe the probem is me, I confuse easily perhaps?

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PeterD

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