On my 505 the low refrigerant pressure cutout is oversensitive. As soon as a little refrigerant is lost it won't run at startup. However if you warm up the car the engine heat increases the pressure enough to let the AC work.
The other solution is to bring up the charge to max.
Dave Towle
> From: "Ruggeri, Robert" <Robert.Ruggeri@suny.edu>
> Subject: RE: ac questions
>
> Could be the switch on the controls in the dash. That's the reason my
> compressor didn't fire up this week. Everything else was fine. Did you
> check your fuse?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of Rick Hawkins
> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 8:56 PM
> To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Peugeot-L] ac questions
>
>
>
> ok, Folks
>
> We have a recently purchased 505 sw8. Everything was working fine
>
On
> AC just quit. I checked charge and it was a little low ...... i put
> power to the clutch to charge it. Blows frigid air. BUT the compressor
> will only come on when 12 v is put to the clutch
>
> interior blower works fine
>
> green relays behind driverside headlight seem ok (swapped them)
>
> accessory fan comes on when things heat up
>
> thermostat in interior seems to be functioning (gentle click at ambient
> temp)
>
> email me directly any ideas ...where are other relays located, etc
>
> anyone have a schematic for a/c you could fax me
>
>
> thanks,
>
> xx rick
> Rick Hawkins
>
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