Check the fuses first. Our '02 CR-V recently stopped blowing cool air and I figured it needed a charge, so I took it in to my ace mechanic. He checked the system and found it fully charged but the compressor clutch wasn't engaging. Traced that to a blown fuse which controlled both the clutch and the auxiliary A/C fan. After putting a 'scope on the fan he determined that one of the commutators in the fan had shorted and apparently it had stopped with that commutator in contact and blown the fuse. Rotated the fan by hand, replaced the fuse and voila! Cold A/C again...

So rather than replace the fan I'm playing Russian Roulette to see how long before the fan stops in that position again <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Eric W.