

| Subject: | Re: High idle w. A/C on... please help |
| From: | Dan N |
| Date: | Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:18:54 -0700 |
yes Todd AC is connected and working well, no leak, gives cold air - except high idle (2K RPM) and fan on medium speed. thanks On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Todd Last <rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote: > Is your AC connected and working? Belt connected on the A/C compressor? > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Dan N" <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> > *To: *"List, Vanagon" <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > *Sent: *Friday, October 17, 2014 11:00:02 AM > *Subject: *Re: High idle w. A/C on... please help > > > thanks Mark... > > on my others Vanagon I get 1200RPM at idle with A/C on and not 2K RPM, I > think it's too much but 1400RPM is acceptable. > > dan > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:34 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > > > The idle is supposed to increase when the A/C is on. There is a wire > > from the A/C compressor clutch over to the idle control unit so the idle > > control unit will know to increase the idle speed so the A/C doesn't > > stall the engine. I don't know what the idle speed rpm increase is > > supposed to be but maybe someone else does. > > > > That year should have the later trinary pressure switch and this could > > be giving a false indication of a need for medium fan speed. Or maybe > > someone could have fooled with the wiring to make it do this? > > > > Mark > > > > > > Dan N wrote: > > > >> hi all, > >> > >> 1990' Carat - recently purchased - rebuilt engine - smooth idle 950 RPM > - > >> A/C recently serviced, cold air, new fan switch. > >> > >> When I turn the A/C on the idle jumps to 2000 RPM - the fan goes to > medium > >> speed all the time. > >> > >> What part or parts that triggers the idle? > >> > >> What part or parts that triggers the fan? > >> > >> please help - I search in the archive and only found an April 2000 > >> article > >> about this.. > >> > >> many thanks in advance > >> > >> dan > >> > >> > >
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