> >> Ok - my A/C fuse blows every few days - but only in the morning; I replace > >> it and it works for a few more days. Has anybody run into this before? > >> Maybe the magnetic clutch is shorting when the metal expansion of the coil > >> is at it's minimum. I don't have any other ideas. > > > >I had this - and you are correct - it was the mag.clutch, I got the > >whole thing replaced, but I then 'serviced' the old one - you CAN > >open the mag.clutch and work on it.. you will need a air-con service > >person to remove/replace/rechange, however.. > > > > Thanks Stuart > What did it cost you for the clutch and how did you fix the short?I didn't replace the clutch - insurance replaced the whole unit (compressor, etc..) - I don't think you can buy just the clutch - they tell you it is a non-serivcable unit - they are wrong..After the whole unit was replaced, I scored the old one, and stripped the mag.clutch at home - it was quite easy, then I re-assembled it (after cleaning) - I suspect that cleaning is all most of these need - but it was probably over a year ago, so I cann't remember..