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Old July 16th 05, 08:35 PM
maxpower
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"Robbie and Laura Reynolds" > wrote in message
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> "Daniel J. Stern" wrote:
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> > On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, Robbie and Laura Reynolds wrote:
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> > > I have a 93 Voyager with 3.3 engine. Within the past couple of weeks
> > > the radiator fan has quit turning on, and the air conditioner quit
> > > working. They both quit at the same time as far as I know. The AC is
> > > still fully charged, and all of the dashboard controls work including
> > > the blower, etc. It's just that the clutch never engages.
> > >
> > > I got the trouble codes by turning the key, and it gave me code 33,
> > > which according to the manual is a short or open condition in the AC
> > > compressor clutch relay.
> > >
> > > Does this relay control both the AC clutch and the radiator fan?

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> > > is only one fan, rather than one for the radiator and one for the AC.
> > > So it makes sense in a way that a single fault could disable both the
> > > radiator fan and the AC.

> >
> > Yep. There is a relay for the radiator fan and a relay for the A/C
> > compressor clutch. They are interlinked such that the compressor relay
> > won't close unless the rad fan relay is closed. A single fusible link
> > feeds them both. You've got some diagnosis to do -- and you'll need a
> > factory service manual (not Haynes, not Chilton) to do it.

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> I also have a 93 Caravan with 3.0. It's a different engine, but the
> chassis wiring is the same as far as I know, and everything on it
> works. I can do the classic "switch parts until it works" routine with
> the other van. If I knew which relays and switches to look at, I could
> determine whether the fault is in the parts or in the fusible links.
> The problem is that it's hard to tell which ones are which. Does
> anybody here know off the top of their head which relays to look at?


Check the fusible links as I stated earlier, thats you you want to start.


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