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1997 Ford Explorer AC clutch wont engage

Tiny
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  • 1997 FORD EXPLORER
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 94,500 MILES
Today I tried to turn on the ac in my explorer and the clutch would not engage. I jumped the low pressure switch and tried to switch around the ac enable relay with a good one and nothing worked. Is there anything else I could try? Thanks.
Monday, April 5th, 2010 AT 4:42 PM

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Tiny
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Is the system fully charged? If the head pressure is too low, it woun't turn on.
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Monday, April 5th, 2010 AT 9:39 PM
Tiny
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I will check it but I did try to override the low pressure switch with a jumper.
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Monday, April 5th, 2010 AT 9:44 PM
Tiny
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What you did makes sense to me. However, to the best of my knowledge, if it is low enough, it still won't work.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
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Monday, April 5th, 2010 AT 10:42 PM
Tiny
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Well I didn't see the clutch cycle switch on the accumulator so I jumped it and the clutch engaged. I checked the pressure and it was fine. It's working great now for a $11 part, thanks for the help.
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 AT 2:40 PM
Tiny
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Thats good to hear. At least it was a cheap fix.

Let us know if you have other questions in the future, and thanks for using 2carpros. Com.

Joe
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 AT 10:30 PM

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