drove down to MD last night.. all day i couldnt get the ac to stay on for more than 10 minutes at a time. so i removed the relay and just bypassed it with a wire, the ac worked perfectly all trip, except that when i stopped for gas the ac stayed on with the key out of the car i guess its possible that the new relay i ordered was bad, but im more leaning towards the fact that there is not enough voltage getting to the relay to activate it.. but i have no idea what would cause that

on a side note.. since i installed my high output alternator, the charging system indicator light has been on.. after about 40 miles of driving with the ac relay bypassed.. i noticed the light had turned itself off