A/C Fuse #20 keeps blowing

[JeffR116]

Whenever I have the Fan on as well as the A/C, it will run for a few minutes or more, and then suddenly fuse 20 will break. It's happened twice in the last two days that I've been using the A/C. It does not occur while moving the shifter into reverse.


Any info would be very helpful.

I'm thinking it's a loose or bare wire that's causing the fuse to pop. Any ideas as to where to look for a loose wire?

[Mystikal]

Could be a wire, could be the compressor seizing up, etc.

-Jay

[02stu]

There is a switch on your compressor that can fail, check it with an ohm meter to see if there is continuity.

[JeffR116]

I'm thinking it's a wire somewhere. The first time the A/C ran for 15+ minutes before blowing the fuse, and the second time it happened after only about 3 minutes. Both times I was driving on the road.

I'm going to test it again today, with the car idling in the parking lot.

I'll check the compressor switch this weekend.

[Mystikal]

Mine did that. It was the compressor drawing too much current (i.e. friction, seizing).

-Jay

[SchnellerVert]

Does the compressor have adequate R12 or R134? To go with what Mystikal said.

[kenika65]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=122196