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Old Feb 28, 2024 | 08:21 PM
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My 96 base model corvette has a strange issue. The compressor is always running unless I turn on the ac. Which it then turns off. I have tried jumping the low pressure switch to turn it on, which works when the ac is off but if it is on then the compressor will not engage.
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Old Feb 29, 2024 | 06:16 PM
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Your ac clutch is engaged when the ac is off? Or you just see the pulley turning?
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Your ac clutch is engaged when the ac is off? Or you just see the pulley turning?
Yes the clutch is always engaged unless I turn the AC on at which point the clutch disengages and the compressor stops spinning.
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Thats odd, because I'm pretty sure the clutch power goes through the low pressure switch and the high pressure switch. I was thinking that maybe the compressor is locked up and when the clutch is engaged it stops the pulley.
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