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Old Jul 12, 2023 | 02:32 PM
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2017 E350 6.2 AC Issues

In my work van the truck gets idled a lot at jobs and after running for about 1 hour the compressor shuts off. Will not work again until restarting the truck.
Blows ice cold otherwise and great airflow. It was low on pressure even with it working so I evacuated and recharged the system and it happened again.
next time I was going to test for power at the compressor connector but was curious if anyone else had this issue?
should i replace the orifice?
 
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Old Jul 12, 2023 | 04:26 PM
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Could be the AC clutch gap.or you could have a leak in the AC systeam if its loosing refrigerant
 
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Old Jul 13, 2023 | 08:35 AM
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Could sure be the field coil
Better hook up a test light to the coil itself and monitor its operation while monitoring the test light
 
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It only happens every so often.
I replaced the orifice tube and it was dirty but not too blocked.
After running for 2 days it finally happened again. By the time I put gauges on it it was already working fine.
I just don't want to throw parts at it.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2023 | 02:18 PM
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Well it happened for about 30 seconds. Low side pressure maxed out on the gauge while the clutch was disengaged.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2023 | 05:34 AM
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To me this sounds like the actual chassis wiring and not a component, electrical or mechanical, is at fault. Since this is at best intermittent and only randomly repeats occasionally I'd look to a connector or loose wire in a connector/bundle
 
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