What is the easiest way to disengage the AC?

[Blast7]

When I turn my heater on the AC clutch keeps cycling on and off causing my idle to bounce and sometimes my engine will even stall out. Is there a wire to disconnect or a fuse that I could pull?

 

[Bizzy]

There is a 15amp fuse on your fuse panel just to the top left of where the turn flasher is supposed to be (big round circuilar place, mine doesn't have this fuse but the spot for it is there) if you're looking at it sideways after the panel is flipped down. That runs the clutch circuit, but I think the climate control is also on this circuit. doh

 

[Mr Anonymous]

First, IMHO, it's WAY too soon to be turning on the heater!!! squint Anyway, if you want you can just disconnect the A/C coil connector right at the compressor.

 

[Shoman594]

Or just unplug the A/C cycling switch

 

[Blast7]

It's been getting a little nipply at night here in Rochester, NY. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw snowflakes tomorrow because the weather here sucks monkey #@**$. BTW, where is the A/C cycling switch?

 

[rangerj]

The A/C cycling switch (aka low pressure switch)is on top of the accumulator/dryer, which is the thermos bottle sized canister below the battery in the corner where the right inner fender meets the radiator support.

You can look in a service manual for a picture or diagram at the local library in the reference section. rangerj

 

[badger-badger-badger]

The easiest way, is with a hacksaw.
I'll be at your house tomorrow morning.

 

[DigDeez]

Yeah, I've neglected to repair my A/C for over the last two summer. So now, which I believe is the clutch just dangles off in the center of this pulley. When I engage the blowers, the A/C pulley makes this loud clicking noise, and sounds like trying to stop a metal fan with a screwdriver.

Will disconnecting this cycling switch help in my case? The only time this noise doesn't happen is when I have the blower in the FLOOR function. I need to use particularly the Windshield function for the winter time to defog the window and I should have the repair the A/C pulley for this right. I need heat.

 

[Ishodu]

I did this last year when mine was low on a charge. The plug is directly down from the rad cap. Its on the top of the canaster. There is a metal pipe welded to it that travles up under the battery and up to the firewall.

 

[DigDeez]

So you you pull this wire........?

 

[Ishodu]

DigDeez:
So you you pull this wire........?

Just pull the plug apart.

 

[sdpatt]

The A/C compressor doesn't run with the climate control set to VENT or FLOOR. Just use one of these settings and leave the wires alone because you may need the moisture control from the compressor when using the defroster.

 

[svtC_and_SHO_Owner]

due to hitting a few deer i never replaced my ac cooler. when i did my heater core i took out all ac plumbing. recently i got a 40in 6 rib belt and bypassed the compressor. my family has owned my sho since 89 when we got it new. the ac has never worked right. now the ac is no longer.

ps i had a hood flip up on me this last week. now im going to have to buy my 5th hood for this car.

 

[sdpatt]

svtC_and_SHO_Owner:
i had a hood flip up on me this last week. now im going to have to buy my 5th hood for this car.

It sounds like you should have bought your second hood latch along with that second hood. Why did the hood come unlatched? Why didn't the safety latch keep the hood from launching? Fix what's wrong or you can keep buying new hoods.