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Re: weirdest AC problem

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JJBreaks wrote:The ac compressor has the switch internal, when the switch overheats it cuts out the compressor. Replace the compressor, it will fix this.
On the Zexel compressors the thermal switch is external - a cylindrical object with a wire coming out of each end that is in series with the compressor clutch wire. The thermal switch can simply be bypassed.

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