AC Compressor Kick in only once.

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Re: AC Compressor Kick in only once.

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Did it stop working recently, or a long time ago. How many miles on the car?
Somehow I doubt the guy weighed in the charge.
Would love to know the hi and lo side readings when it is working. Overcharged?

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Re: AC Compressor Kick in only once.

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If mine, I'd see if the AC compressor was getting voltage after it kicks off; if so, then AC clutch is bad, maybe too large of a gap.

My 1998 Frontier had an intermittent AC clutch issue a few years ago; removing a shim fixed that.
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Have a second person sit in the car and turn on the AC when you give the signal while you watch the hi and lo
45 secs should be enough time to get the readings
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Re: AC Compressor Kick in only once.

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tbirdtbird wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:56 pm Have a second person sit in the car and turn on the AC when you give the signal while you watch the hi and lo
45 secs should be enough time to get the readings
Yep, that's what I would do.
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Re: AC Compressor Kick in only once.

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OK, seems like it is compressing.
For me, I would do what Cusser said for next step
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