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The face of the a/c comprosser on my 96 town car is free spinning just started
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Lots of detail on what I did and checked.. Now what should I do.
I have a 1996 Lincoln Town car the air was real cold. Yesterday (Sunday) it started blowing only hot. I did some basic checks and saw the compressor was not coming on. I started reading all the all post on A/C problems and did a self-test and got code 115 and 125. I replaced the thermostat, engine coolant tempeture gauge, the high out put relay, checked all fuses I checked the Freon level it was fine. I checked the WOC relay (the relay in with the fuel and other one.) the relay was clicking every 2 seconds or so. I replaced all 3 of them and also tried to use a jumper cable to start the compressor. (The clutch if that is the last wheel on the compressor just on the other side of the belt pulley, the clutch started to free wheel very slow) I tried to follow a post that said to check the voltage at the WOC, high out put sensor compressor and 3rd relay I never could find. At the 3 areas I check with key on and A/C on high all 3 read 12 volts, The High out put sensor's wires were very hot as were all 3 relays in with the WOC. At that point I after reading many post I saw to check and see if the clutch would move easy when the car was of. I check it and it was loose and moved side to side about a 1/8 an inch real easy. And now it will free spin very slow like 1 turn a second.
I also checked the heater door and all the vacuum lines under the dash they were fine and the door opened and closed easy. I read about a relay that engaged the clutch like a magnet that is near the firewall on the passenger side but all I could find there was a place that the wire harness plugged into but could not see or get to what it was plugged into. The female end that I unplugged had 3 hole on top and 2 on the bottom 2 of the top and 1 of the bottom read 12 volts. Now my question is do I need a new clutch/ compressor or is there anything else I can check or change. I do have an identical cal that was totaled so I can use some parts of it in need be.
AnswerNEVER, NEVER, NEVER EVER use a jumper wire to apply battery voltage to ANY electrical component as most of the electronics on the vehicle operate on 12 volts or 5 volts or 1 volt. If you put 12 volts to a 5 or 1 volt component, GOOD BYE component and everything else that is wired to and from this component.
OK, In the engine compartment as you are facing the vehicle you will see what looks like a large tomato soup can that is either SILVER or BLACK in color.
This is your receiver/drier (accumulator).
On theis component you will see a 2 wire electrical connector attached to a threaded on fitting on this large canister.
start the engine and set your A/C controls to maximum cooling and using a 10 AMP FUSED JUMPER WIRE, Disconnect the 2 wire electrical connector from the above said component attached to the canister.
Connect the 2 wires within the DISCONNECTED 2 wire electrical connector TOGETHER using your FUSED JUMPER WIRE and look to see if your A/C compressor starts to operate and let me know.
