Re: HELP A/C

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: ASh <ASh@cpk.lv>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Saturday, June 13, 1998 9:05 AM
Subject: HELP A/C


>
>My A/C seems to be dead shortly:(((
>
>The problem is:
>Compressor turns on, then after 2 seconds stops, then again after few
>seconds turns on, and again stops, and so on all the time. Sure, it's hot
>in the car, and it can't cool in such a way:(((((
>
>Please help! What the problem could be? Is it really dead compressor? May
>be just some small electrical problem? (it has been very wet weather last
>days..)..
>
>Any ideas are welcome.
>
>Btw, the car is 100 Quattro V6 2.8 '91 (model of 92 in USA perhaps)
>
>WBR,
>Armands


    It could be a bad connection, but rapid compressor cycling usually
indicates low refrigerant pressure. You may have a Freon leak in your system
and have lost refrigerant. Have the system pressure checked.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  254k km