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Old 04-20-2015, 08:07 PM
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Please help ac was running great on road trip and now does not blow cold. Pressure is 45 low 150 high clutch does not enengage. I can jump 30 and 87 and clutch will run. I can also ground the high pressure switch and it will engage. Replaced high and low switch no go. Since I'm not getting ground I replaced the pcm. Still no clutch engage. Any ideas please help.
 
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Could be a break in the circuit for the high and low pressure switches and the compressor relay coil.
 
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Any suggestions on how to test?
 
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Could be a break in the circuit for the high and low pressure switches and the compressor relay coil.
Any suggestions how to test
 
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Any suggestions how to test
How good are your electrical skills? All you need really is a wiring diagram for your van and a test meter.
 
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How good are your electrical skills? All you need really is a wiring diagram for your van and a test meter.
I have not been able to find the right diagram. Tried Haynes and all data. Using a volt probe is how I found its a ground issue.
 
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I have not been able to find the right diagram. Tried Haynes and all data. Using a volt probe is how I found its a ground issue.
I found its the ac clutch switch but they don't make it any more any idea how to make this work
 
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I found its the ac clutch switch but they don't make it any more any idea how to make this work
The switch on the dash?
 
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The switch on the dash?
It's under the hood pasanger side in the upper blower box. It's a probe that goes in the evaporator. The dodge part number is 55036447.
 

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This is what I suspected but waited to see. The part you are referrring to is not an a/c clutch, its the evaporator core sensor.

It shuts off the compressor when the evaporator core is about to freeze up and will no longer pass air. Even if you can't but a new one, any evap core sensor from any Dodge van close to this year should work. If not, I'd try Ebay.
 

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