Re: Air conditioning question, more

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Don't buy a new WOT switch.  I have two totalled autos.  You could also
use a microswitch on the throttle body itself.

Paul Anderson

On Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:04:26 -0600 (MDT) DeWitt Harrison
<de@aztek-eng.com> writes:
> On Sun, 11 Jul 1999 14:35:41 -0400, Stephen Bigelow wrote:
> 
> >I thought they all did...the wee switch under the gas pedal, at 
> least on my
> >car.
> >
> >>In any case - what about the concept of detected WOT disabling the
> >>compressor?  I'm _sure_ some models do it.
> >>
> >>--
> >> Phil Payne
> >>
> 
> And then
> 
> On Mon, 12 Jul 1999 07:34:52 -0700, Wolff wrote:
> 
> >So it is said. However, on my '88 5kcstq, the compressor runs in 
> first
> >gear.
> >Wolff
> >
> >Colin Hames wrote:
> >> 
> >>  5KTQ's have a switch on the tranny that disengages the 
> compressor
> >> whenever first gear is selected.
> >>
> 
> I must second Wolff here. My 5kcstq does not disable the A/C by any
> input from tranny or throttle. I think Team Door Handle was allowed
> to sit in on the design conference where this was discussed and 
> advised
> that there would be so much torque with the MC engine that this 
> would
> not be necessary. Those funny guys.
> 
> The 5k auto does employ a kick-down switch, "the wee switch under 
> the
> gas pedal," to disable the compressor under hard acceleration. My 5 
> speed
> 5ktq appears to have a dummy stop block in place of this switch. In 
> size,
> appearance and mounting, it closely resembles the picture of the 
> kick-down
> switch I saw somewhere, probably Bentley. I've been meaning to order 
> the
> switch and wire it into the A/C control head to obtain the disable 
> function.
> The control head connector pin number is specified in the Bentley if
> memory serves. I would expect this input to be of the "short to 
> ground (neg)
> to activate" variety.
> 
> DeWitt Harrison
> Boulder, CO
> 88 5kcstq
> 

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