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bluefish · 11-13-2006, 10:01 AM

My 1998 Mustang AC compressor stopped coming on a few days ago. I hooked a gauge to the lowpressure port and the freon level looks good. I turn on the AC and warm air blows (compressor fails to kick in).

I took it to a mechanic who shorted the compressor to the battery using some sort of tester. He was able to force the compressor to come on when he pressed a button on the tester.

He told me the compressor and all the AC parts had to be replaced and would cost me over $700.00!

I have a feeling this is a ripoff so thought I'd post this here to get everyone's opinion.

Thanks!

11-13-2006, 10:01 AM	#1
bluefish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2	98 Mustang AC Compressor My 1998 Mustang AC compressor stopped coming on a few days ago. I hooked a gauge to the lowpressure port and the freon level looks good. I turn on the AC and warm air blows (compressor fails to kick in). I took it to a mechanic who shorted the compressor to the battery using some sort of tester. He was able to force the compressor to come on when he pressed a button on the tester. He told me the compressor and all the AC parts had to be replaced and would cost me over $700.00! I have a feeling this is a ripoff so thought I'd post this here to get everyone's opinion. Thanks!