Jim
An no expert on TR ac (mine doesn't have one), but it's at least possible the
smoke was the 'freon' escaping through a hole in the evaporator coil in the
dash.
HTH
Bill '70 6
>===== Original Message From Jim Davis <jdavis344@directvinternet.com> =====
>With warm weather upon us I decided to get my a/c system charged for the
>first time since I installed a new compressor last year. The a/c shop
>said they charged the system but when they turned it on, smoke came out
>the vents, so they turned it off and checked the compressor by bypassing
>the control unit.
>I thought it would be just a blown fuse, so I brought it home to see if
>I could find the problem. Now I'm stuck!
>When I turn the system on from the control unit switch (off, low, high
>fan speed), nothing happens. I tested the fan motor, and it runs fine
>when connected directly to the battery.
>There are 4 wires that run from the control unit on the driver's side to
>the control unit on the passenger side and one black hot wire. The hot
>wire is spiced into the radio lead directly to the fuse box. The radio
>has power so I assume there's power to the control unit.
>The other 4 wires are red, orange, yellow and blue. The blue wire goes
>to the evaporator. The other 3 wires go into a plug that attaches to the
>fan/condensor unit. An orange wire from the fan motor plugs into a
>shared spade connector and a black ground wire goes from the fan motor
>to ground.
>Any suggestions on how to check the system out? No wires seem to be
>burned and no fuses have blown.
>TIA,
>Jim Davis
>Fortson, GA
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