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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 03:27 AM
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I have checked all the fuses, replaced relay under the hood just to be sure and they are all good. I did jump it and the clutch engages so I know that’s good. But I’m not getting power to the clutch plug. Any help would be great, thanks!
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 06:20 AM
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 07:08 AM
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I just filled that as well and still nothing.
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 07:19 AM
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Need to get a multi meter and follow the electricity down the lines until you find out where the disconnect is. I went though this last summer. I started at the fuse under the hood, then checked after the relay, there is nothing but wires between the relay and the plug for the clutch so then went to the plug on the ac clutch. I had power all the way but the clutch wasn't engaging. So I put 12v to the pins for the clutch and it did in fact engage. My problem turned out to be that the pins at that plug weren't making a good connection. I cleaned all those connections and I actually had to slightly bend the pins to make sure they were making a good connection. I haven't had any problems since.
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 07:45 AM
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I don’t have power to the plug for the clutch. I jumped it from the gray and white wire coming out of the relay so I’m guess that my relay and diode is good. Is there no low pressure switch on this system? I found the high but not the low.
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 09:34 AM
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The grey/white wire coming out of the relay goes right down to the clutch. There is nothing between the relay and the clutch on that grey/white wire. If you have power though that grey/white wire with the AC turned on then you should have power down to the clutch unless that wire has been severed somewhere between the relay and the clutch or a bad ground on the clutch. Here's the wiring.
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 09:42 AM
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So can I just splice into the grey and white wire coming out of the relay and just run a new one down to the clutch?
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 09:47 AM
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Personally I would trace the grey/white wire and find out what is wrong with it but, yes you could run a new line for it. I don't recommend that but it is your truck.
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