Thanks, I had a feeling that is what you were referring to. I used to
work on cars (actual mechanic work) a long time ago when they had
carburetors and the only thing technically electric were window and
seat motors
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@dodgetrucks.org> wrote:
>
> By jumping the clutch relay, you can verify that the clutch is actually
> working. It also bypasses the High/Low pressure switches which also helps
> to verify that it's either the clutch or not. Checking pressures is the
> best and quickest way to determine what's going on in the system.
>
> The PDC is the fuse/relaty box under the hood.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Dunlap [mailto:jsdunlap@roadkill.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:17 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: A/C clutch not engaging if really hot
>
>
> Good Morning all,
>
> This caught my attention because I am in Texas where we have had several
> days over 100 already and I am experiencing a similar, but not as drastic,
> situation. How do you best determine the condition of the clutch and what is
> a PDC where one might jump the clutch relay?
> Haven't run pressure tests on mine yet. My first inclination was that I
> might just need a shot of coolant.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 6:38 AM, Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> What are the pressures at? What condition is the fan clutch in? What
>> happens when you jump the A/C Clutch relay in the PDC?
>>
>> - Bernd
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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