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Re: 97 Lumina, A/C Dead, Compressor Not Engaging,
Seems like the V5's like to leak from the front seal....clutch gets oily, slips, burns up. Wouldn't surprise me...
If you got a gauge for at least the low side you could see if there's any static pressure in the system...if there were enough to operate at all you'd see 60-90 psi or more on the low side without the compressor running...if nothing there, you had a catastrophic leak...that much that fast is usually gonna reveal itself with a lotta compressor oil coming from the area.
If you've still got pretty high static pressure in the system, you could try bypassing the low pressure switch (not sure but I'd bet it's under the airbox where the receiver/dryer....big aluminum can looking thing is)...or just hotwire up the leads to the clutch and shoot power to it and see what happens...but if the system pressure is very low or dead, don't try it...you WILL burn up the compressor quick running with no charge...
If the clutch won't snap down and engage when you bypass or hotwire, it's fried.
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