Re: AC compressor kicking on and off

From: Mike Crumley (mcrumley@airmail.net)
Date: Tue Mar 06 2001 - 12:02:30 EST


On Tue, 06 Mar 2001 11:38:36 -0500, andylevy@bigfoot.com (Andy Levy)
wrote:

>Yes, it is normal on your truck. The far left fan speed selector is actually
>"low" and not off. If you want to turn things off, use the lower knob. The
>"foot and dash vent" selector is actually the air conditioning! Weird but
>true. The first 3 positions (excluding OFF) on the center knob are all A/C but
>only the first 2 are labeled as such. 'Twas a source of much confusion on the
>DOC for a while until finally it was figured out and then confirmed.

If you're talking about the "foot and dash vent" on the right side of
the middle know, that activates the defroster which uses the a/c to
dry the air before blowing it on the windshield.

97 V6 Auto
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