A/C recharge question

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NewsGroups - 27 Mar 2007 01:50 GMT

Chevy S-10 '97 6 cylinder extended cab

I need to know how to do the following regarding the air conditioner:

"If the clutch cycles off, you can pull the low-pressure cycling switch plug
from the accumulator and attach a jumper wire." My A/C compressor will not
run so I know it's low on Freon. I have to refill every season. Never done
it myself.

Is the silver cylinder the accumulator?

For a jumper wire, do I just use any electrical wire?

Where does the wire go from and to?

Thanks, Gary

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Ashton Crusher - 27 Mar 2007 07:08 GMT

>Chevy S-10 '97 6 cylinder extended cab
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>Is the silver cylinder the accumulator?

Yes

>For a jumper wire, do I just use any electrical wire?

Yes

>Where does the wire go from and to?

The two "holes" in the plug you pull off the low pressure switch on
the accumulator. You are making it so the low pressure switch is on
all the time by jumpering it. Don't run the system that way other
then to recharge it. If it lost the charge suddenly (rather then over
a period of years) you might want to fix the leak first.

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