willkel04

A/C worked in March, stopped in April. Mechanic replaced ambient sensor, said I had plenty of refrigerant, but the a/c clutch was probably bad - $1300. I replaced the clutch/coil and it worked for 30 minutes, but I hadn't properly secured the snap ring - the coil spun and fried. I replaced the clutch/coil again; it worked for 3 minutes and stopped - blown fuse. Fuse doesn't blow if compressor is disconnected. Replaced wiring connector - fuse still blows. Jumped the 87/30 terminals in the fuse box, clutch clicked and blew the fuse. Checked coil with multimeter and got less than 1 ohm. Is the coil bad and I need to replace it, or is it the compressor? Thanks for any guidance.