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Old 05-20-2005, 10:38 AM
TomJ TomJ is offline
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Originally Posted by LarryBible
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BTW, I don't remember which one, but I think that it is the high pressure switch that is actually a temperature switch. In the a/c system pressure is indicated by temperature, so they use a temp switch to sense excessive high side pressure.

Good luck,
Yes, that's the fan switch at the R/D, a simple potted thermistor. Lots of people short the thermistor wires (which does nothing when D/C'd) instead of the harness wires that conn to the thermistor.
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