'89 100 - climate control failure

[Andy Goldberg]

I own a 1989 Audi 100 (auto, non-Quattro).  Last week I got a new a/c
compressor because the old one had failed.  The shop also upgraded my a/c
system to the newer refrigerant (non-Freon).

Anyway, for a few days, the a/c had worked better than ever.  Today, the
system failed.  There's no display at all inside the car and nothing coming
out of the vents.  This isn't just the fuse, since my glove compartment and
license plate lights still work.

When the old a/c compressor failed, the system also shut itself off.  My
repair guy said he got it going again when he installed the new compressor
by changing to a new fuse.  Now that there is no problem, however, I don't
know why the system shut itself off again.

Please help... it's hot down here!

-Andy Goldberg
andynyc at spacelab.net


1984 Audi 5000S
1989 Audi 100