IRCM Location on a '92 Bronco

Jul 17, 2006 Last reply: 20 years ago 2 Replies

Does anyone know the location of the Integrated Relay Control Module (IRCM) on a 1992 Bronco, 5.8l, 4x4? Also, a description of what it looks like would also be appreciated.



Thanks - HH


I can't remember an ircm on a bronco. what system are you working on

I assumed (wrongly) that there was an IRCM, based on some other internet searches trying to troubleshoot the A/C clutch.

My A/C compressor clutch receives no power at all, and when I read the circuit with a digital multimeter, it appears to be an open vice off circuit. I do have 12V at the Clutch Cycling Pressure Switch. The Haynes electrical system schematic shows the 12V from the Pressure Switch runs thru a A/C Clutch Resistor Diode to the Clutch. I was thinking, again wrong, that the resistor diode component must be in an IRCM. Additionally, control power comes from the PCM to the Resistor Diode. If I had any idea where to look for the Resistor Diode device (or what it looks like), I was thinking I should be able to test it and the PCM output as well.

I'm also wondering exactly where the PCM is located. (In some areas Haynes seems adequate, but in others it just adds to the frustration.)

The reason I suspect an electronic component is that after 179K miles, two wires carrying power from the pressure cycling swith chaffed through to a metal brace in the eng. compartment and show shorting and burning. No blown fuses. Figure this fried the resistor/diode or the PCM. (Hot as the dickens in the mid Atlantic states right now!)

The rest of the A/C system is fine - charged with refrigerant, fan runs, vacumn controls ok, etc. Any info or advice on the A/C clutch circuit would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for replying. HH

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