Hope those connections are secure and insulated. Glad to hear you are up and running.

Did you measure across the switch -- if it is bad it will read as an open circuit
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In other news, added dye and could not locate any leaks in system other than the low pressure port itself. It's the only leak in the system.

Had the system evacuated --- even though low side pressure was high enough to keep the switch closed, when evac'd only 0.11 lbs of refrigerant were actually in there -- i guess the rest was air...the system holds 1.5 lbs...

Service port replaced, system recharged, all is well -- my compressor is actually fine, though the bearings are getting a little noisy. Hey, its 14 years old....

I would highly recommend an evac and refill after you sort out the switch problem.
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Also, be aware that it also could be a wiring issue betw the switch and the PCM or the switch and the A/C relay, no?

 

Oh I already did a evac on it, I never charge a system without pulling a vacuum!

Ok now for you guys to laugh...so my old compressor which was shot...when it went, it blew a fuse...I checked everything (relay included) except one stupid 10 amp fuse lol. Now I undid my jerry rigging and am up and running correctly...the pressure switch was actually good, thank goodness...that would have cost me $30. So all is well with me now .

 

Glad to hear you tracked it down.

That makes two cooler Saturns once again rolling down the road.....

 

SnellenJ --

Nobody's laughing here. We've all had the "little things" come back to bite us. Glad you're underway (cooler)