AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS WARM AIR (REPLACE A/C DELAY RELAY). GMC Truck S15 Pickup

REVISION: 04/14/94

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING REVISED TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION LISTED IN THE MODELS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUBJECT: AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS WARM AIR (REPLACE A/C DELAY RELAY)

MODELS: 1994 CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCK S/T PICKUP WITH 4.3 ENGINE (VIN Z - RPO LB4), 4L60E TRANSMISSION (M30) AND AIR CONDITIONER/MANUAL CONTROLS (C60); OR 4.3 ENGINE (VIN W - RPO L35) AND A/C (C60)

BUILT BEFORE THE FOLLOWING VIN BREAKPOINTS:

PLANT DIVISION VIN LINDEN GMC RK501034 SHREVEPORT GMC R8501199 SHREVEPORT CHEVROLET R8105893 LINDEN CHEVROLET RK103097

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON AND DELIVERS ONLY WARM AIR.

CAUSE:

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MAY DELAY LONGER THAN THE "ORIGINAL DESIGN" INTENDED 12 SECONDS, OR MAY NOT ENGAGE, DUE TO THE POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF THE COMPRESSOR DELAY RELAY.

CORRECTION:

TRUCKS BUILT BEFORE THE VIN BREAKPOINTS LISTED ABOVE MAY NEED A NEW AIR CONDITIONER DELAY RELAY. REPLACE ONLY WITH 15990540 AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR DELAY RELAY. SPECIFIED PROCEDURE IN SERVICE MANUAL NATP 9429, PAGE 1B-59. TEST AIR CONDITIONER OPERATION FOR DELIVERY OF COOL AIR.

NOTE:TO TEST FOR PROPER OPERATION, PUT THE A/C CONTROL ON THE "OFF" POSITION, START THE ENGINE, THEN PLACE THE A/C CONTROL IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS SEQUENCE WILL PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ENGAGEMENT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED WITH THE A/C CONTROL ALREADY "ON", THERE WILL BE A NORMAL 15.0 SECOND DELAY FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER TO ENGAGE.

SERVICE PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION QTY

15990540 A/C COMPRESSOR DELAY RELAY 1

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OP DESCRIPTION LABOR TIME D1029 REPLACE COMPRESSOR RELAY USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME

FIGURES: 0

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