The A/C in the car stopped working today. :(

Mr Boochie said:
It ended up being two 40-amp fuses. And they were not blown. A little bit of Deoxit D100L on the connectors, and all has been copaceit, ever since.

That Deoxit is the best thing since sliced bread.
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Good job with tracking down the cause and fixing it the right way. If the power distribution is suspect, I will partially disassemble these and spray D5 on all connections as well. Some get a judicial use of spray silicone and silicone grease on harness connectors. People have destroyed parts of the harness in the interior and engine bay due to a simple problem like this.
 
grey said:
Good job with tracking down the cause and fixing it the right way. If the power distribution is suspect, I will partially disassemble these and spray D5 on all connections as well. Some get a judicial use of spray silicone and silicone grease on harness connectors. People have destroyed parts of the harness in the interior and engine bay due to a simple problem like this.
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Thanks! :)

I try to start with simple, cheap fixes, then progress to replacements — in some sort of logical order.

Electrical connections are the number one issue. I learned that fixing amps.

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I've had several AC fails on my 80s cars from bad low pressure switches. Most were OE Ford parts, one was NOS and DOA. Came on a drier that I bought. Aftermarket seem to be doing OK though
 
Mr Boochie said:
Thanks! :)

I try to start with simple, cheap fixes, then progress to replacements — in some sort of logical order.

Electrical connections are the number one issue. I learned that fixing amps.

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Bootchie, is this on the Element? My biggest car regret selling to the neighbor kid (05' red/manual trans). Best motor Honda ever made. Only issue in 170K was a slight weep from the VTEC solenoid, which I fix for $6 myself. Had 3000K watts of audio in that ride, a box inside a box.
 
Hajidub said:
Bootchie, is this on the Element? My biggest car regret selling to the neighbor kid (05' red/manual trans). Best motor Honda ever made. Only issue in 170K was a slight weep from the VTEC solenoid, which I fix for $6 myself. Had 3000K watts of audio in that ride, a box inside a box.
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Yes. 2007 model. I've replaced those VTEC gaskets, spark plug seals, and the valve cover ones. It's been all over the place. Very reliable (knock on my wooden head).

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FWIW, in my helping friends with various automotive electrical issues over the yrs. with slightly older vehicles with large fuse/breaker/relay boxes located under the hood, being that compartment is environmentally abusive (even though they seem to have a somewhat of sealing latched capable gasketed lid, for longer term less hassle electrical problems, is to initially unplug each of all the plug in fuses, breakers, relays one at a time, then spray their pins & socket contacts with a quality contact cleaner, like CRC, etc. then apply a generous coating of electrical grade silicon grease to the male pins before reinstalling.
 
Bill Ferris said:
FWIW, in my helping friends with various automotive electrical issues over the yrs. with slightly older vehicles with large fuse/breaker/relay boxes located under the hood, being that compartment is environmentally abusive (even though they seem to have a somewhat of sealing latched capable gasketed lid, for longer term less hassle electrical problems, is to initially unplug each of all the plug in fuses, breakers, relays one at a time, then spray their pins & socket contacts with a quality contact cleaner, like CRC, etc. then apply a generous coating of electrical grade silicon grease to the male pins before reinstalling.
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:thumbsup: Yes! Electrical contacts of all sorts can oxidize and get funky.

You know what's funny? I posted this thread on a Honda website. And sure enough, some knucklehead will post, "I don't know what you're doing to your car. Mine has 200 million miles on it, and I've NEVER had any electrical problems!!!"

Why do people insist on doing this?

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Bill Ferris said:
spray their pins & socket contacts with a quality contact cleaner, like CRC, etc.
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I will add that we need to verify the cleaner is safe to use on plastics and electronics. I had some CRC contact stuff in a red can that definitely would attack types of plastics.

Some of these modules have a little computer in the bottom. It's $$$ to send one in for rebuild!
 
Mr Boochie said:
You know what's funny? I posted this thread on a Honda website. And sure enough, some knucklehead will post, "I don't know what you're doing to your car. Mine has 200 million miles on it, and I've NEVER had any electrical problems!!!"

Why do people insist on doing this?
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Superiority complex perhaps? People can't help themselves and must defend their choice as somehow being better than yours, even right down to them picking a better car that didn't fail when yours did.

It's always nice to have a car that just goes and goes, but all cars will develop some issues at some stage if you keep them long enough.
 
eiraved said:
I'm seriously considering installing a soft-start system for my home's A/C. I heard the hard start of the A/C is hell on the main capacitor, causing it to fry.
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If your AC has a TXV ( Thermal Expansion valve ) it should have a "hard start" cap and relay ( a means to bump the compressor over slightly before jamming the power to it.
I feel all ACs should be Asian style DC motor designs. ( mini splits )
This allows the system to reach set point. Then slow into dehumidifier mode.
 
Mr Boochie said:
:thumbsup: Yes! Electrical contacts of all sorts can oxidize and get funky.

You know what's funny? I posted this thread on a Honda website. And sure enough, some knucklehead will post, "I don't know what you're doing to your car. Mine has 200 million miles on it, and I've NEVER had any electrical problems!!!"

Why do people insist on doing this?

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It's an unlevel playing field since most people don't go to repair/help desk type forums to say how good something works.

If one doesn't keep that in mind one could get the impression everyone has a bunch of problems. So, it could be just as simple as saying it's not that way for everybody type of deal.

I could go on about computers, read all the time, oh this problem, that problem, yada, yada, yada... and I wonder, what the heck are you doing to that poor computer because that's not how it goes for me. LOL.
 
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whoaru99 said:
I could go on about computers, read all the time, oh this problem, that problem, yada, yada, yada... and I wonder, what the heck are you doing to that poor computer because that's not how it goes for me. LOL.
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I haven't had hardware issues with computers for a while (knock on wood). Solid-state hard drives are so nice! :thumbsup:

It's usually software (like the operating system) that glitches for me these days.
 
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