it stopped raining finally, and like clockwork the AC shut off two days later.

I've jump-tested all the things and as far as I can tell, the relay is not getting the input correctly from the dash. replacing the relay with any others doesn't work. but when I take the relay out and jump it, the compressor runs just fine. I replaced the control panel with a working used one and no dice. the guy at the yard where I bought the control panel said there's an AC computer behind the panel that I should check next. so who knows.

for my 12-hour road trip tomorrow I'm just wiring a switch to turn it on and off manually. I don't want my kids suffering for 12 hours, haha.

if anyone has any other ideas, please let me know.

J.