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Posted: Sep 20 2009 at 6:09pm \| IP Logged

I tried to post this earlier, but it messed up. My problem is that I pushed the ac button yesterday and the light came on, but the compressor never kicked on. Is this a symptom of a bad tca? My truck is 10 years old and has 170k on it, and I have never had any problems with the ac. According to some of the posts I have read on here, I have been lucky because it seems like these things are notorious for going bad.

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Posted: Sep 21 2009 at 7:55pm \| IP Logged

Very possible. Also may be low or out of refrigerant.

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Posted: Sep 21 2009 at 10:06pm \| IP Logged

If it is low or out of refrigerant, would that keep the compressor from kicking on? Thanks for the info, by the way.

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Posted: Sep 21 2009 at 11:14pm \| IP Logged

Many A/C systems do not engage the clutch when the system is low on refrigerant/oil in order to protect the compressor from damage.

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Posted: Sep 22 2009 at 9:41pm \| IP Logged

How do I check the refrigerant level?

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