I'm going out on a limb here with a few ideas, since I didn't see much
response from the list (digest).
I don't have AC in my TR6, but in my Honda I occasionally get a white
steam-type smoke coming out of the vents for a minute or two if the AC has
not been run in awhile..I just put it down to condensation in the system,
as it does not smell like a "burn." If it lasts for a while (and appears
to be steam, not smoke, your evaporator may be bad?
Also, maybe the radio circuit is not powerful enough to be able to power
the AC properly? I dunno. Just a couple of ideas to check.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
>Behalf Of william.mcintire@wright.edu
>Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 6:09 PM
>To: jdavis344@directvinternet.com
>Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: TR6 a/c electrical question
>
>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
> >CF38690UO
> >CF37325U
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William Whitmoyer
69 TR6
90 BMW iX
91 CRX Si
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