neither fan turns on with a/c

[ThunderCat]

i was told when you turn your a/c on both your fans SHOULD start kicking in. i realized mine didnt. what are the possibilities causing that-and is that an easy fix?

[accordztech]

does your AC compressor kick in?

take off the connectors on the fan, hook up one end to the battery positive and one to the negitive, does it turn on? if it does then thats good, look into sensors and relays and fan timmers

does it come on when u let it sit for 15 mintues at idle?

[ThunderCat]

at idle the passenger-side fan kicks in. also at turn offs to cool the engine down. i never noticed the driver side fan to be on at all though. and what is an a/c compressor?

[accordztech]

the ac compressor is under the power steering pump (has a belt on it) when you turn the Ac on you hear a click and that unit turns on

when the fan turns on at idle, thats normal...both fans NORMALLY come on for the AC...if not then you may run into a issue when the freon overheats and the car ejects the freon.

check the other fan with the way i said before by hooking it up to a battery. if not then there is a sensor i believe on the thermostat i think, that you can check and or change....i forgot which one, there is 3 of them. One is a radiator thermostat which i think is in front by the upper hose, then there is a guage temp sender unit, then there is a AC temp sensor.

[ThunderCat]

i dont think the compressor turned on. i didnt hear a click at all. no belt started running. sorry i had to up this thread because ima have free time for the holidays and i might wanna do the work now. my arm hasnt healed,but i have no choice. more ideas on this please.

[accord91lx]

if your AC system doesnt have a charge, the fans will not come on with the button. I learned that from my 91 EX. I charged the system, then they both came on with the button. Then the charge leaked off and now they dont come on with the button anymore.