My a/c fan switch works fine with the first three level settings but turns off on the HI level. Why is that? Another question. When I use my a/c heater control, there is a low hiss from the vacuum pod when I switch it to Heater option. Is this normal? I appreciate any help that you can offer.

I had the exact problem with my A/C system. mark canning sent me this info. to check the system, most probably the relay on top of the A/C box under the hood. He is right that only a 69 relay will work, take your old relay in the store with you, DONT accept any different tab alignment on the new one, it MUST match up the same or it wont work right.
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From Mark Canning checking A/C elec. system:
"With the key on and the fan switch in high. Unplug the 4 wire connector from the fan relay on the top of the evaporator box in the engine compartment. Check for voltage at the 12 gauge (thickest) orange terminal. If good your getting 12V from the battery, if not your fuse or fuse holder is bad.

Check for voltage at the 18 gauge(smaller) orange terminal. If your not getting 12V then you have a problem with your fan switch on the dash, or the wiring between the switch and this connector. If you are getting 12V (at both orange wires) then the relay is probably bad. Read below on buying the right relay.
The relay coil is picked up by 12V between the 18 gauge orange and 12 gauge black wires.
This closes a contact between the 12 gauge orange and 12 gauge purple wires. 12 Volts
(some amount of current really) flows from the battery, through the fuse, through the
contact, to a terminal on the blower motor resistor, and on to the fan motor.

Plug everything back together and toggle the switch in and out of high. If you can't hear the relay clicking when you put the switch in high, it's dead. The two prong connector on the other side of the evaporator is the low temperature cut off switch. It will open if the air temperature gets down to 29 degrees or so and cuts off power to the compressor clutch. It keeps the evaporator from freezing up. Doesn't have anything to do with the blower circuit.



Check to see if the contact is stuck shut. Check the resistance on the relay for the terminals that connect to the #12 AWG orange wire and the purple wire. With the relay deenergized there should be infinite resistance (open circuit) Check the resistance between the #18 AWG and the Black #12 wire, should have some resistance, maybe 100 to 200 ohms indicating the coil is intact. Make sure you have 0 volts on the small 18 gauge wire with the key off, or with the key on and the switch in any position BUT high. This wire should only have 12 volts with the key on AND the switch in high.
Make sure you have a 69 relay as they are different than the 68 relay. 69 relay has a T
shaped connector with two terminals next to each other, and two more vertical below these
two. You can't put a 68 relay on a 69 connector, though so that shouldn't be an issue.
If it's stuck you may be able to free it up by rapping it on a hard surface. Give it a couple of good shots onto a piece of wood or something similar. Don't ding it up though cause if it is bad and you bang it up you won't be able to return it."

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Before you go checking all that stuff, check for a blown fuse in the inline fuse holder hidden in the wiring tube on the top rear of the cowl, just above the distributor. There is a 25 or 30 amp fuse that feeds the relay directly from the horn relay main power terminal. If the fuse is good then start doing what was written above.

Which vacuum pod is hissing, the one on the right kick panel, the one hidden outboard of the master cylinder, or the one on the heater hot water supply. When you put the A/C switch from Max A/C to heat, the switch will vent off the line connected to the right kick panel damper, and the heater control valve so the damper and valve will open. I can hear the damper in the kick panel creaking open and a slight hiss that lasts maybe 5 seconds in my car and would consider this normal. If the hiss continues for any length of time I would think you have a leak or loose connection somewhere.
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Mark Canning
1969 Indy Pace Car
350/300HP RPO Z11
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[This message has been edited by Mark C (edited 12-04-2002).]