

| Subject: | Re: '91 Carat AC Inoperative. |
| From: | vw_van_fan_Mark |
| Date: | Thu, 27 Apr 2017 04:49:56 -0700 |
Make sure you turn the temp setting all the way to coldest. If you don't hear the condenser fan or any relay clicking, check fuse #12 of the main dash fuse panel. Mark John Rodgers wrote: > Jim, thanks. > > Before get to the jumpering part, there is another problem. On ol Rd, the > '88 GL, with engine of, but with ignition on, if the AC switch is turned > on, the radiator/condensor turns on. This is as it should be. On the Carat, > with the same operation, the fan DOES NOT turn on. I believe it should, > therefore I think there is a fault. I think that fan has to be running for > the AC to turn on. I jumpered the clutch so I know it works. > > On the GL, with engine running, and the AC in condensor fan mode, I had to > add a whole csn of refrigerant at which time the clutch engaged and the > compressor came on. Not so with the carat. I think that condensor fan not > running had something to do with it. Haven't deciphered all the switch and > relay circuits yet. > > John
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