View Full Version : A/c Fuse Blowing


JPD1
05-14-08, 11:40 AM
'88 Eldorado - Blowing 15a A/c Fuse

I've A Brand New Harrison Compressor, New Fan Control Module, All Relays Test Good.

Help????

JPD1
05-14-08, 11:41 AM
No Runs Fine

carnut
05-14-08, 09:31 PM
Is the fuse blowing since compressor and module replacement? What have you done to find the short. What other items are powered by this fuse?

zergkiller
06-06-08, 10:49 PM
Well, I have a 1977 Dodge van, and this sort of thing used to happen to me until I replaced the connectors in the power line to the A/C fan and the compressor.

You might try to feel the connections, especially in the fuse box to see if they're hot. I finally had to go to a junk yard and buy a handfull of the metal holders for the fuses themselves and had them replated. It works fine now. But for awhile I was trying to sand the tips of the wires at the holders and so on.

hastingsr
06-11-08, 01:00 PM
I have the same problem. '93 Sixty Special. I could more help on how to go about looking for the short. According to the manual only the AC is powered by this fuse.

JimD
06-11-08, 01:49 PM
A lot of different vehicles have a diode molded into the A/C clutch connector. If that diode fails shorted, it will blow the fuse in microseconds.

Simple test for a failed diode is remove clutch connector at compressor, install correct fuse, select A/C ON. If the fuse blows, it is most likely a failed diode.