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You defroster will still work you will just get normal hot air like if you didn't have A/C the A/C just helps take the moister out of the air. Unplugging the compressor will not hurt anything.
The front part is the A/C Clutch uses a electric magnet to turn on and off.
There should be 1 or 2 wires going to the clutch area. Power/ground some ground through the compressor itself. If you put Power to it the clutch will engage and start pumping.
That is how you make On-board air, you disconnect the hoses to the compressor the inlets is open to air and the outlet to the hose or tank. The A/C will pump air as well as the freon, that compressor is lubricated by the freon that is why people put York A/C compressors their oil is separate. My brother still uses that compressor for OBA every once and a while spray some oil in it, when it dies then go to a York.
If your just filling tires a couple times a year not a big deal.
Then just put a pressure sensor on the pressure side so when the pressure fills up it shuts off the compressor also don't forget to shut it off the magnet will kill the battery if it's not running.
What to fix it all depends on what is leaking there is a bunch of parts of the A/C system, and usually expensive.
Like they said there is a pressure sensor lets the computer know when there isn't enough Freon so the compressor will not burn itself out. You can test it by jumping the switch if you know it's full.
It is common to have a little leak that needs to be topped off once year.
Look for yellowish stuff coming out of the connections.
If you open the A/C system you need to pull a vacuum for a few minutes on the system to get all the moister out before you fill it back up. I don't have a vacuum pump or A/C machine sorry.
Try just putting in one of those little cans from the auto parts store, that should be enough to get it running again.
Just screw it on to the low side the larger port (blue) start the car up put the A/C on and it should suck the freon in. Let it in until it gets cold.
I don't know if that has a sight glass (a little window to see the freon) follow the compressor line to the fire wall it should be on there some wheres. If it does fill it up until you don't have any bubbles. Too much freon it will start getting warm again.
Good luck
The front part is the A/C Clutch uses a electric magnet to turn on and off.
There should be 1 or 2 wires going to the clutch area. Power/ground some ground through the compressor itself. If you put Power to it the clutch will engage and start pumping.
That is how you make On-board air, you disconnect the hoses to the compressor the inlets is open to air and the outlet to the hose or tank. The A/C will pump air as well as the freon, that compressor is lubricated by the freon that is why people put York A/C compressors their oil is separate. My brother still uses that compressor for OBA every once and a while spray some oil in it, when it dies then go to a York.
If your just filling tires a couple times a year not a big deal.
Then just put a pressure sensor on the pressure side so when the pressure fills up it shuts off the compressor also don't forget to shut it off the magnet will kill the battery if it's not running.
What to fix it all depends on what is leaking there is a bunch of parts of the A/C system, and usually expensive.
Like they said there is a pressure sensor lets the computer know when there isn't enough Freon so the compressor will not burn itself out. You can test it by jumping the switch if you know it's full.
It is common to have a little leak that needs to be topped off once year.
Look for yellowish stuff coming out of the connections.
If you open the A/C system you need to pull a vacuum for a few minutes on the system to get all the moister out before you fill it back up. I don't have a vacuum pump or A/C machine sorry.
Try just putting in one of those little cans from the auto parts store, that should be enough to get it running again.
Just screw it on to the low side the larger port (blue) start the car up put the A/C on and it should suck the freon in. Let it in until it gets cold.
I don't know if that has a sight glass (a little window to see the freon) follow the compressor line to the fire wall it should be on there some wheres. If it does fill it up until you don't have any bubbles. Too much freon it will start getting warm again.
Good luck
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