Dear Rick,
Last evening, I heard a strange sound; the air conditioner was on. So, I opened the basement door, and it was coming from the furnace down there. I turned off the Air Con, and the noise stopped (it sounded like a "dragging" noise). By last night, I turned the air con up to 80 F so it wouldn't kick on. This morning same thing. I put the heater on, and I could hear the furnace trying to kick on; I could hear the pilot light trying to kick in, but it never did. So, I am guessing that the air conditioner and the furnace work together. Is this accurate?

Thank you,
I am Kimberly, a new member. This site is awsome!

THat's correct, the blower for the heater does the aA?C as well. The coils of the A/C are mounted on top the heater.

Best to call a repairman.

Welcome to this great forum.Yes you are correct. Some controls and connections are in the inside furnace section for your A/C. The blower motor to move the air through your vents is there that will move air for heat and cool both, transformer, relay thermostat connections, evaporator etc.

Thank you!