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AC compressor

Postby jordizr1 » Fri 11.11.2005, 09:12

Hi, I am the new owner of a silver Elan in Spain and this is my first post.

Well, there are several minor problems with the car, nothing that can't be sorted out, one of them is that the engine will stall at once when the AC button is depressed, so I suspect a locked AC compressor.
I see the part# is DKV-14D but is there any cheap source for these?
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Postby Doc Fizzix » Fri 11.11.2005, 16:13

The compressor is made in Japan by Diesel Kiki, model # DKV-14D
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Postby M100 TWO » Mon 14.11.2005, 19:10

Jordizri does this happen on tick over, or say 2000 rpm which?
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Postby jordizr1 » Tue 15.11.2005, 07:46

it happens everytime I push the AC button, no matter what rpm, I have tried it at idle and at speed, with the car stopped or moving.
What happens is that the car simply dies, just like an instant fuel injection cut-off.
I have a couple of questions: Did all Elans have A/C?, and if some did not, was the A/C button still in the dash? Where is the compressor located?

I am asking this because my car has an aftermarket GT alarm system, and it could be related by the way the engine shuts-off.
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Postby Sy V » Tue 15.11.2005, 09:25

No, not all. In fact very few have ACU.

There is no switch just a blank.
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Postby Andy C » Tue 15.11.2005, 09:49

I am asking this because my car has an aftermarket GT alarm system, and it could be related by the way the engine shuts-off.


I used to have an engine cut off switch wired to my cigarette lighter as an anti-theft device. It may be an similar "feature". Fits the problem description exactly.
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Postby jordizr1 » Tue 15.11.2005, 11:32

Well, I just revised my engine bay, no A/C dryer and no compressor, so in fact I don't have A/C.
But the fact is that the button is there and when pressed the engine dies, it is probably wired to the aftermarket alarm, since I am going to change the stereo soon I will remove the dash an see what it looks like.
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