My son recently bought a 98 Corolla that had been driven very little for about 1 1/2 years before he bought it. After a new battery and oil change, it starts and runs fine but we found that the AC was not working and was down on freon. We refilled it and it worked fine for about a week, then quit. We figured it had a leak but found it was still full of freon. The compressor doesn't run, i.e., the clutch doesn't pull in. We checked the fuses and all seems to be fine. There may be some relays in the circuit but we're not sure how to check them.
We don't have the factory service manuals which would probably make our job easier. My question is this. What should we be looking for? What order should we be checking in?
Thanks, Harry