"hotwire" C171 A/C compressor clutch coil

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"hotwire" C171 A/C compressor clutch coil #458528 09/03/09 07:01 PM 09/03/09 07:01 PM
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mopowered OP mopar Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 482 Dirty South, MS	Am trying to diagnose the A/C system on my '89 Ram 150 by applying +12V to the compressor's clutch coil. Since it is a coil, I'm guessing that I can apply +12V to either wire and ground the other one. Neither of the two wires have any color coding - both are black. Is this the correct procedure to test for clutch engagement? BTW I probed the connector and neither wire ever gets a +12V signal when I turn on the A/C - and have already confirmed that the system is pressurized.

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"hotwire" C171 A/C compressor clutch coil	mopowered	09/03/09 11:01 PM
Re: "hotwire" C171 A/C compressor clutch coil	stumpy	09/03/09 11:43 PM
Re: "hotwire" C171 A/C compressor clutch coil	mopowered	09/04/09 12:10 AM
Re: "hotwire" C171 A/C compressor clutch coil	1_WILD_RT	09/04/09 01:19 AM
Re: "hotwire" C171 A/C compressor clutch coil	mopowered	09/04/09 10:51 AM
Re: "hotwire" C171 A/C compressor clutch coil	1_WILD_RT	09/04/09 03:16 PM
Re: "hotwire" C171 A/C compressor clutch coil	therocks	09/04/09 05:32 PM
Re: "hotwire" C171 A/C compressor clutch coil	mopowered	09/04/09 08:29 PM

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