Hey Folks,
1997 Lumina, 3.1V6, 100K miles, Blue w/dents...
It's HOT and the A/C just went out. It was a two day process. The first sign of trouble was a whining noise coming from the compressor, the air was blowing consistently cool but not nearly as cold as before. The very next day the compressor will not engage at all (outer pulley spinning, but clutch is stationary) and no noise comes from the compressor and there is no cooling of the air.
I am leaning toward the compressor being dead but I am not sure what the procedure is for checking the system. A friend mentioned that I could bypass the low pressure switch and see what happens but I have no idea where to find it.
Feel free to chime in and let me know where to start. Thanks in advance.