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Old 11-02-2018   #1
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Cool HVAC keeps blowing fuse

I took my 90 to work one day and a/c worked fine. Parked and unplugged my radar detector. Came out of work and no air, no lights, nuttin. So I replaced the 25a fuse and it blew again. What do I need to check? Aux fan not kicking in? Not sure why it would work fine and then nothing so I doubt freon. I do have the FSM but not sure if I have the part for codes.
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Old 11-05-2018   #2
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Wow! Everyone at corvetteforum.com always says to ask here for technical help. Guess not.
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Old 11-05-2018   #3
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sounds like a feed wire that go chafed.. Do you have the FSM? best place to start.

my best guess on the no reply is this is an odd issue and possibly not common so nobody has come a across it
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Old 11-06-2018   #4
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Hello,
Page 1C1-16 of the FSM shows a diagram. You could try pulling the wire off of one of the two pressure switches to "break" the circuit and narrow down where the short may be.


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Old 11-07-2018   #5
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Thanks for the replies. I got the same answer about a possible wire being chaffed. Will work on it as that makes sense on why it inconsistent.
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Old 11-08-2018   #6
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Default Re: HVAC keeps blowing fuse

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my best guess on the no reply is this is an odd issue and possibly not common so nobody has come a across it

Yeah I have never heard of this one either...... I don't even remember a post about this problem to the HVAC systems in 15 years of reading on multiple forums on any C4. Plenty of other issues.... GC
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Old 11-11-2018   #7
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Default Re: HVAC keeps blowing fuse

The AC clutch coil might be shorted ... disconnect the power feed wire to see if the fuse still blows.
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yeah the short (especially intermittent) are the worst to troubleshoot.. good luck
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Old 11-11-2018   #9
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I have a '91 ZR1 and the wiring diagram in the Electrical Supplement for my AC is on page 8A-67-0.

According to that diagram, the correct fuse is 15A so if a '90 is wired the same as a '91, it's curious that you have a 25A fuse. That might indicate that this is a older problem that was dealt with by installing a larger fuse to eliminate tripping. This is not a good situation.

If you want to eliminate the AC clutch as a potential culprit, pull the wiring connector from the low pressure switch at the accumulator and see if the fuse blows when you turn on the AC. If it does, you need to look elsewhere.

If it doesn't, you need to measure the resistance of the clutch coil with an ohmmeter. I believe the correct resistance is around 7 ohms.

Looking at the wiring diagram, I believe you should be able to check this at the low pressure connector but there is an "AC clutch diode" in that circuit that you will have to deal with. If you read zero or very low ohms, reverse the meter probes and see if the reading increases to approximately 7 ohms.

If it does not, you will have to go to the two wire connector for the clutch which is on the side of the compressor (unfortunately under the plenum).

The AC clutch diode is taped inside the wiring harness, under the plenum, right before the clutch wiring connector. If you separate the connector, you can then measure the true resistance of the coil without the diode in the circuit. If the clutch circuit reads good, you will then need to check to see if the diode is OK. If it is, it will read zero ohms one way and open circuit the other way.
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