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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 10:51 AM
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I have a 96 Ford F250 with a 5.4 liter and I am having AC Trouble. I Checked the AC clutch Jumped and the Clutch Works. I checked The Terminal going to the Clutch and I Have Power on one side of Terminal but no Ground on the Other side. Any one Know why i don,t have Ground? or where the Ground would be for the Ac.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 11:15 AM
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I have a 96 Ford F250 with a 5.4 liter
Are you sure about ^ that?
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and I am having AC Trouble. I Checked the AC clutch Jumped and the Clutch Works. I checked The Terminal going to the Clutch and I Have Power on one side of Terminal but no Ground on the Other side. Any one Know why i don,t have Ground? or where the Ground would be for the Ac.
Bad ground wire connection?
 
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 11:25 AM
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where is the ground Connection for the AC any Suggestions on where to look?
 
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 11:27 AM
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First off you need to be sure what you have. A 1996 F250 was not offered in the US with a 5.4 V8. And the 5.8L or 5.0L they had originally was a completely different engine from the 5.4 modular V8.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 11:30 AM
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And 2nd, this section is for later model F150s.
The correct section for your truck is here:
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
 
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 11:38 AM
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There is also a great electrical section here with some insightful threads such as this:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...tch-diode.html
 
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 11:43 AM
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It's a 2/97 sorry F-250
 
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 11:43 AM
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with 5.4 liter
 
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Did you try to jumper the low pressure switch to see if the clutch will engage?
 
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Yes tryed that and the Clutch didn't engage
 
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 11:53 AM
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System is full of R134A
 
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Sorry, on my way out the door. Wish I had more time to help you with this. Find a schematic, search for the relay location. If you search for "1997 F150" you will get better results. The only thing that makes your truck a 250 is the stiffer frame/suspension/wheels/rear end otherwise all the rest is the same.
 
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so you have put a gauge on the LO side of the AC and since it wont start, the LO and HI sides have stabilized around 80- 100 psi ?
 
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