Lee
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- Location
- Paradise Ca
- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ranger
- Engine Size
- 4 Cylinder
- Transmission
- Manual
Yesterday on the drive home the AC in my 96 ranger XLT 2.3L decided I was cool enough.
For the past 2 years my AC compressor / clutch has leaking grease or oil out of the pulley it hasn't been much & the AC has always worked perfectly.
When I got home I popped the hood & noticed that the clutch on the compressor wasn't engaging, sitting at an idle AC on MAX cranked all the way up & it still wouldn't kick on.
The clutch did try a few times to engage but it disengaged after only 2 or 3 seconds.
I checked the fuse & it was good & had power to it aswell.
I shut off the engine and rotated the clutch by hand thinking it might be bound up or something thinking possibly that was why it kept disengaging after only a few seconds & when I did it started making a hissing sound right behind the clutch.
Is my compressor shot??
Or do I need to replace the clutch??
In my research I've learned to check the electrical first because that's where most problems occur, could this be the case, is there some electrical component that controls the clutch on the compressor???
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Lee
For the past 2 years my AC compressor / clutch has leaking grease or oil out of the pulley it hasn't been much & the AC has always worked perfectly.
When I got home I popped the hood & noticed that the clutch on the compressor wasn't engaging, sitting at an idle AC on MAX cranked all the way up & it still wouldn't kick on.
The clutch did try a few times to engage but it disengaged after only 2 or 3 seconds.
I checked the fuse & it was good & had power to it aswell.
I shut off the engine and rotated the clutch by hand thinking it might be bound up or something thinking possibly that was why it kept disengaging after only a few seconds & when I did it started making a hissing sound right behind the clutch.
Is my compressor shot??
Or do I need to replace the clutch??
In my research I've learned to check the electrical first because that's where most problems occur, could this be the case, is there some electrical component that controls the clutch on the compressor???
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Lee