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V70 XC Air Conditioning

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70
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volvov70pilot
Posts: 7
Joined: 7 March 2009
Year and Model: V70 2000
Location: Indianapolis, IN

Re: V70 XC Air Conditioning

Post by volvov70pilot »

I guess we were all wrong it was the Clutch. The power relay to the Compressor was cycling on and off but there's no air!

Bought a used compressor with 6 month warranty (http://www.tomsforeign.com/) so if anything goes wrong they send you another one.

Again, this is a new COMPRESSOR not just the clutch, for $65 with FREE SHIPPING. I'm in no way affliated, but just so VERY happy to be able to afford cold air in my car! :))
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bobice
Posts: 163
Joined: 15 November 2009
Year and Model: XC70 1999
Location: MD

Post by bobice »

jablackburn wrote:Run a quick search on 'compressor clutch gap', there are lots of recent threads talking about this.

Tried search but didn't find one thread about how to measure the gap. Anybody knows how? What's the right gap distance?
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pkc303
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Year and Model: 1995 T-5R Yellow
Location: Houston, Texas
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Post by pkc303 »

I went to airconditioner.com. There is no comprehensive information on how an air conditioner works, or even automotive air conditioning units.
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Post by Retired MVS Contributor »

pkc303 wrote:I went to airconditioner.com. There is no comprehensive information on how an air conditioner works, or even automotive air conditioning units.
On airconditon.com's page, right at the top, it says "In the spotlight"...Below that another listing says "Most popular A/C knowledge base questions"...Clicking on Item #4 under that heading (How refrigerant flows through the system) brings up a page explaining operation...The most important item is item #1, "Troubleshooting with gauges"...Hope this helps...
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Post by Retired MVS Contributor »

pkc303 wrote:I went to airconditioner.com. There is no comprehensive information on how an air conditioner works, or even automotive air conditioning units.
I just re-read your post...You were on the wrong web site...It is "airconditon.com"...There is no "er" after "aircondition"...
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tboothe33
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Year and Model: 2007 XC70
Location: Northern Virginia
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Post by tboothe33 »

volvov70pilot wrote:I guess we were all wrong it was the Clutch. The power relay to the Compressor was cycling on and off but there's no air!

Bought a used compressor with 6 month warranty (http://www.tomsforeign.com/) so if anything goes wrong they send you another one.

Again, this is a new COMPRESSOR not just the clutch, for $65 with FREE SHIPPING. I'm in no way affliated, but just so VERY happy to be able to afford cold air in my car! :))
I think I mentioned that on August 10, so not ALL of us were wrong. :D
07 V70 XC (mine!)
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Kfbtaz
Posts: 10
Joined: 26 February 2014
Year and Model: V70 2000
Location: Las Vegas nevada

Post by Kfbtaz »

Has anyone just welded the inner to outer sections of the fan clutch together?
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