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(Message started by: gost on Feb 9^th, 2010, 7:21pm)

Title: ac
Post by gost on Feb 9^th, 2010, 7:21pm

Hi gents, after having my secont ac pump in a year fitted today can anyone please explain to me the principle, when ac button pressed is the clutch engaged all the time? Is it ok to drive with cc in automatic but ac button off? does this mean i still get automatic tepm control but with ac clutch disengaged?, Simmo please dont tell me to look HERE ;D ;D ;D Istill wont understand ;D just plain english please, regards Bruce

Title: Re: ac
Post by tonyboy on Feb 9^th, 2010, 8:57pm

Just had a read about the A/C it seems that when the a/c button is pressed off ( green light off ) ( a/c is on by default ) this disengages the magnetic clutch, although the drive belt is still spinning. The CC can run in auto with the a/c off. Unless the outside temp gets low then it goes into defrost mode automatically for about 5 minutes, which means that it will overide the air distribution setting and go to defrost the windscreen... hth .....
P.S. Your like me it tends to sink in my brain if someone explains it to me, but if i read it it don,t compute, and dissapears out my brain after 10 minutes..... ::)

Title: Re: ac
Post by gost on Feb 9^th, 2010, 9:00pm

Thanks tonyboy, I think i understand a bit more now ;D ;D

Title: Re: ac
Post by gozz on Feb 9^th, 2010, 9:25pm

Gost.
I reckon if the green light is off in the A/C switch,the compressor cannot pump because there is no power to it,however being automatic,if the big knob is on auto the compressor will be under automatic control,and will cut in and out accordingly,if the control knob is turned past auto it should not,until you press the A/C button.
GOZZ.

Title: Re: ac
Post by gost on Feb 9^th, 2010, 9:35pm

Thanks Gozz im gradually getting there

Title: Re: ac
Post by Simmo on Feb 10^th, 2010, 8:05am

Don't forget, IIRC, that if the control postion is set to 'Windscreen'. Then the system is 'on' whatever the green light says. ;). I take it at the next Kent meet Bruce you will be holding a 'Car Park Workshop' !!. ;D.

Title: Re: ac
Post by gozz on Feb 10^th, 2010, 8:52am

Gost.
Would the fleet be attending the workshop ? ;)
GOZZ.

Title: Re: ac
Post by PJDavis on Feb 10^th, 2010, 10:00am

What is IIRC, and hth......?

Title: Re: ac
Post by Highlander on Feb 10^th, 2010, 10:28am

Its internet Geek talk ;)

IIRC = If I remember correctly

hth = hope that helps

Its a bit like C-O-C-K-N-E-Y * rhyming slang and texting abbreviations...

takes longer to work out what it actually means than it does to just say it! ;D

* (censorship gone mad)

Title: Re: ac
Post by tonyboy on Feb 10^th, 2010, 7:06pm

OMG! imho, , ???.......lol.. ttfn... brb.... ;D

Title: Re: ac
Post by PJDavis on Feb 10^th, 2010, 10:59pm

Thanks Highlander! :)

Title: Re: ac
Post by scorpio_man on Feb 11^th, 2010, 6:48am

hi there

for everyone's attention, kwik-fit are doing re-gassing for £25 at the moment.

hth

Title: Re: ac
Post by gost on Feb 11^th, 2010, 7:21pm

Too late for me :o sods law

Title: Re: ac
Post by gost on Feb 11^th, 2010, 7:24pm

Anyway, I seem to have got it sorted now, with ac button of ie no light and set to auto everything seems to work ok , hopefully without ac clutch engaged,