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Old 04-20-2005, 07:03 PM
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ac problems

So everyone knows about my hesitation issues with the defroster or air conditioning on. Well those problems have gone away ever since i dropped in my K&N filter. But now I have an even bigger issue....i turned on my a/c for the first time on sunday because the temps were in the 80's and it was blowing out hot air. I dont even think its working because I didnt even notice the idle rising a little like it should. At night when the temperature cooled down i put it on auto to see if it would work and the air blowing out was a little cooler but nothing drastically better. The a/c worked pretty well last year but I didnt use it that often because of my hesitation problems. I actually bareley used it...only really came into use in the winter when i needed defrost action. I guess I should do the climate control trouble shooting thing. Man this really sucks....its starting to get really hot too
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Old 04-20-2005, 08:28 PM
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Check to see if the compressor is turning in Auto mode.

Try the climate control diagnostics on http://svx-iw.com in the codes section.
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Old 04-22-2005, 11:44 AM
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The a/c not working could also explain why my defrost didnt do crap 3 weeks ago when it rained and thw windows fogged up
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Old 04-22-2005, 11:45 AM
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For sure. My A/C is disabled and the windows will fog up easily.
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Old 04-22-2005, 12:08 PM
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i had to break down and do the r134a conversion two weeks ago.
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Old 04-22-2005, 12:20 PM
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i just popped my hood and i looked to the right of the block and saw r134...for use with r134a...does that mean mine was converted?
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Old 04-22-2005, 12:23 PM
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For sure. My A/C is disabled and the windows will fog up easily.
is there any way to get them to defog with the a/c disabled. Being that the whole car is one big window this is going to cause massive headaches for me in NYC traffic
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Old 04-22-2005, 01:03 PM
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The 92's were the only ones with R12. 93 and up have R134. I find that my windshield defogs faster on "Econ" compared to "Def"
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Re: ac problems

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Check to see if the compressor is turning in Auto mode.

Try the climate control diagnostics on http://svx-iw.com in the codes section.
Okay, I'm resurrecting this thread from the dead.

My A/C decided to blow hot air today for some reason. It has never had a problem in the past (works very well, in fact), and I use it all the time. I have not noticed any slackening in its effectiveness lately, either. Just all of a sudden blows hot; not lukewarm or cool - HOT.

It was working perfectly until today, and yesterday I pulled the driver's door apart to install a new regulator for the window. In the process, the battery went nearly dead and I had to jump it. I don't see how this would have caused the problem, but it's the only thing that I did between it working and not working. It worked yesterday, and it blows hot today.

Any ideas? I'm dying out here in the heat!

Oh, and I can't get that link to load.
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Old 07-07-2008, 07:02 PM
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Re: ac problems

So I ran the diagnostic as found in the How To, and now all is well. It threw a code 13, but it was cloudy out. I have no idea what happened as I didn't do anything other than run the diagnostic, but it's working great again.
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