Nat, I believe in 82 the AC systems on most cars (including your Imperial) were sensitive to pressure in the system. That means the system will be dead if there is not enough refrigerant (R-12 in your case) to trigger the pressure switch. This keeps people from running the system dry and burning up the compressor. There could be nothing wrong with your system other than being out of Freon. I used to mess with charging my own systems in the old days but have found it to be soooo much easier to spend a few hundred and let someone else do it. Ken '67 Crown 4 DR Ht (w/cold AC) -----Original Message----- From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nat Hall Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 11:11 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: IML: AC on 82 Imperial OK, on to my next issue with the new Imperial. As expected, the AC is non functioning. I know very little about AC systems in cars other than they rarely seem to work when I get a hold of them. I have never been motivated to try and fix one of these until now, out of wanting to restore this Imperial to as near factory condition as possible. Maybe folks here can help diagnose. When AC mode is activated via the switch on the climate control unit, nothing happens. The clutch does not engage at all. I also hear no clicks from any relays or switches anywhere. All fuses have been verified to be in good working order. Is there some kind of relay I should investigate first or is it likely the clutch/compressor assembly is shot and needs replacing? Also, how much does it cost to get one of these things recharged? If the AC has been non operational for a long time, I don't hold much hope it still has any coolant left, either. Thanks. ------------------- Nat Hall 1982 Imperial Coupe ------------------- ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm