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Old 03-10-05, 05:49 PM
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can someone tell me, when the A/C compressor is engaged, is the front of it, right in front of the belt, supposed to spin as well? right now i dont think the compressor engages and that front part spins by itself. thanks for any help
Old 03-10-05, 05:53 PM
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oh and also, can anyone tell me where the wire/connector that controls it plugs into the compressor and on the car? i looked at the fsm but it shows me nothing
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1. yes the part infront of the pulleys is supposed to spin when the compressor engages.
2. I can't understand your question
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i would imagine theres a connector of some sort that connects to the compressor and tells it to turn on. my question is where on the compressor does it plug in? and where it plugs into the car would also help
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if your trying to see if it will come on.....if there is not enough freon (to use a generic term...no flaming) the comp will not kick on.

If you want to see how to fix it there are two threads in the archives that address what you should do next. look at the top of the page for a section called 2nd Gen archives click on it and you'll see the first thread. The second thread is on the second page.
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http://iluvmyrx7.com/1989_factory_service_manual.htm
under heating and A/C

page 39 shows the relay wiring that goes infront of the radiator. you can kind of tell that a wire comes out of hte top of the compressor

ill go take a picture of mine

just a minute
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There’s a few pictures that show the general area on the compressor, I can’t get any closer.


i just took more on the actual harnes. they kind of go in order.

The last picture shows the 6 pin connector that goes to the main harness

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wow thanks alot. all looks the same on mine, but i just checked for continuity with an ohmmeter, and one of the wires that goes to the thing that tells if there is fluid or not has no continuity, so im headin to a friends house to rig up a new wire. hopefully that solves the problem
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there is a wire that comes off the front clutch hub on the compressor, single wire and it is about 8 inches long or so, there is a single wire connector that runs under the battery tray that it is supposed to connect to.




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