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rogdar
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Jun 9, 2010, 8:46 PM

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2006 chrysler 300 ac Sign In

bought 2006 chrysler off a guy said air worked but just stoped . light comes on inside when i turn the air on .put gages on high and low side have about 95 lbs .the compressor is not kicking on . any sugestions about where to start looking .i know the older ones you could jump the pressure switch,but this one has 3 wires. un plug it the fan kicks on that all i can tell you thats all i know.Unsure


Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 10, 2010, 12:04 AM

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Re: 2006 chrysler 300 ac Sign In

That's static pressure and enough to make/force compressor to kick on but you probably don't see it.

Bailouts or not Chrysler vehicles are famous for evaporator leaks. I'd check there first and you won't like the price to fix that if so,

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rogdar
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Jun 10, 2010, 5:28 AM

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Re: 2006 chrysler 300 ac Sign In

i understand about evaporator leak ,but i have 90 or so lbs not running ,and its holding .could i have that kind of pressure and still have a leak.my problem is i cant get compressor to kick on and it should with 90 lbs,is that not correct?Crazy


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Jun 10, 2010, 6:21 AM

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The thing the 90PSI means is that you have sufficient pressure to initially engage the compressor. It doesn't tell you anything about how much rerfrigerant is in the system. You will see the same pressure whether the system has 1lb or 5lb. You have an electrical issue that could be dozens of things and it will have to be troubleshooted using a wiring diagram to find the problem. Unless you have extensive electrical knowledge, your abilities will be limited. Some things you could check yourself would be all the fuses and whether yo have power and ground arriving at the compressor. Beyond that it's going to get very complicated.



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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 10, 2010, 6:44 AM

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Re: 2006 chrysler 300 ac Sign In

You haven't posted a high side pressure. Wal-Mart wont fix you!

Give up now or expect mega thousands in repair - No Sh*T

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Sidom
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Jun 10, 2010, 8:21 PM

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The static pressure you have should be enough to turn the comp on. So 1st thing would be to get the system to come on. As mentioned there is a lot of reason it might not be coming on...

I didn't see you mention the basics..... Get a test light and check your fuses. Then pull the a/c relay & with the key on you should have power at 2 terminals. Maybe swap relays real quick.

After that it gets a little harder and requires certain knowledge & tools.... Let us know what you find out.


(This post was edited by Sidom on Jun 10, 2010, 8:23 PM)






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