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97 Tacoma ac not working

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Troybrah94, Feb 22, 2019.

  1. Feb 22, 2019 at 6:32 PM
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    Troybrah94

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    AC stopped working. Refrigerant is reading fine. Stopped rather abruptly from what I remember(been a while since I used it temperatures cooled down) but I'm pretty pretty sure that it stopped working almost right after I installed my radio or fixed my car lighter that stopped working. Both of those happened right around the same time, and I think that's when the ac stopped. Since then I have jumped the clutch and it spins when I do and checked the refrigerant and that read fine. Fuse is fine as well. Thank you in advance.
     
  2. Feb 22, 2019 at 6:40 PM
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    FLBAdrian

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    Maybe the ground?
     
  3. Feb 22, 2019 at 7:47 PM
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    So, you are saying the clutch is not engaging when you press the AC button? If you were doing work under the dash, I would be looking at the the A/C button and wiring.
     
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    does the AC light illuminate when pushed?
     
  5. Feb 22, 2019 at 8:38 PM
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    Yes, it lights up when pushed and i can check again, but I couldn't really see where in that area I could have messed up much. I thought that had to be it at one point, but i couldn't really see anything that would make a difference near where i was.
     
  6. Feb 22, 2019 at 8:48 PM
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    check for voltage at the disconnect for the AC compressor clutch.
     
  7. Feb 22, 2019 at 8:50 PM
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    Thank you. That was my next move for tomorrow when the sun's out. Because I want to figure this out soon before it starts getting hotter. In Florida and already to the mid 80s with high humidity as always.
     
  8. Feb 22, 2019 at 9:07 PM
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    check for voltage at both sides of the dual pressure switch too.
     

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