[Vwdiesel] off topic: air conditioning

[peter blake]

Val,
  I don't consider AC stuff too much off topic either, I did
use the off topic label so that the guys who r just interested
in diesel stuff can dump the email if they like.
  So I went out and the only electrical connection I could easily
access was a three pin connector on one of the hard lines. It did not
have any voltage.
  I have noticed that the AC might not have been blowing as cold
as I would like. Getting the charge checked was on my list of stuff
to do.  If I understand this system correctly, insufficient 
refrigerant will activate a pressure switch that then won't allow 
the system to operate.  I am not going to pursue this further as
everything on this engine is buried under covers and hoses etc.
I think I would just rather spend the money this time.
Peter
--- On Sat, 9/1/12, Val Christian <val at mongo.mongobird.com> wrote:

> From: Val Christian <val at mongo.mongobird.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] off topic: air conditioning
> To: "peter blake" <pila47 at yahoo.com>, vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Saturday, September 1, 2012, 5:27 PM
> Was the AC anemic in the morning?
> 
> Wondering if there is a marginal charge.
> 
> A frequent failure, for me, is that the AC clutch goes as
> the 
> compressor gets more hours on it.  
> 
> I would pull the cable to the clutch, and see if it gets
> 12V
> when you think the AC should come on.
> 
> 
> Report back. And we can discuss the next step alternatives.
> 
> 
> Also, I don't consider AC off topic.
> 
> > 
> >   I'd like to call on the collective
> wisdom of my fellow
> > listers to help me solve an air con problem.
> >   Yesterday morning I drove my 01 Jetta
> and I had air con.
> > In the afternoon I drove the car and no air!  I'm
> pretty
> > sure it died either at start up or shortly thereafter.
> >   I've checked every single fuse in the
> panel on the side of
> > the dashboard; they were all good. Is there someplace
> else I
> > can look and make an easy repair before I bring it to
> someone?
> > This is one of those areas of automobile operation that
> I don't
> > really feel comfortable trying to do my own repairs.
> > Peter
> > _______________________________________________
> > Vwdiesel mailing list
> > Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
> > 
> 
>