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Hold on a second - before you start digging into your evaporator (which requires all the Freon to be removed) read the below thread, you can also bypass the amplifier completely by running a cotter pin to pins 3 & 7 which will allow you to control power to the compressor by pressing the A/C button on the dash. Not ideal, but I ran my 87 pickup that way for years, you'll know when the evaporator freezes as it will start to blow warm air.
My guess is you've got a bad A/C amplifier or you need to adjust the knobs to get power to the compressor.
Thank you for sharing this, I will take a closer look. I have not had a chance to do much in the last week, but yes I am looking to validate if the amplifier needs to be replaced, or if it is something else. I stupidly blew a fuse testing the amplifier, as well as caused a dead battery by leaving the alligator clips plugged into the compressor and the battery.
its been a hell of a week