Check your fuse for the A/C. If it is okay then you need to locate the low pressure cutout switch and temporarily put a jumper in the connector. If the clutch kicks in, then you need to check the Freon pressure on the oblong black tank or hose directly adjacent to this tank.
Do not run the compressor very long with the bypass.connected or the compressor can burn up. However the compressor must turn to build pressure from the remaining Freon.
If you are lucky the Freon will only need to be topped off. This means the Low pressure switch did its job of preventing damage. Add Freon with a Sealer and you may close the leak that let out the Freon. Some of the gauges are not expensive, and some cans have a one-time use gauge on them.
The low pressure switch can also get weak and shut your system off early. Its a screw off-screw on part and easy to replace. Then if your compressor is noisy after working on this you may need an oil charge. That would mean you had a substantial leak and you lost the lubricant for the compressor. But you may be lucky and get by just by adding Freon.
I wanted to be informative in case the easy steps do not work for you so you can try several things. Good Luck on your repair.
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