i thought the defroster were electrical pulses that go through those wires in the back window. as for the front it is the heater, isn't all I'm doing is deciding to have it directed at the window instead of me.

 

No Nick he is talking about your front defroster. Your rear uses the lines. 71RR brought up a very good point that I had forgotten about. In the winter your front defroster would be useless. That would be very bad in Michigan!

Joe

 

i still don't know why, so anyone care to explain. o BTW who ever mentioned my water pump, it is run off of the timing chain i think.

 

Think about this a little bit. Are you really getting anything out of this? Squeezing water out of a stone. Just buy a faster car.

 

That's a good point. An Intrepid is a family sedan and is built for comfort.

Nickoman. I applaud your efforts, but your car is worth more with the AC, than without. Even if you don't like it, your girlfriend may. So it may be that is the difference between a good date and a great date if you know what I mean. Fix the Evaporator and get a 50 shot of NOS for those special times.

 

I don' really know why they did this to cars, the defroster worked just fine in my Roadrunner and Shelby Z without having to use the A/C compressor to clear and dry the windows off. They probably did it just to drive up the costs of both the vehicle and repairs or maybe it does the job better and quicker. My grandmothers A/C went out in her car and then she no longer had a functioning defrost and it only blew out cold air. Also, if you turn the defrost on and have motor mount inserts in or solid mounts you can feel the A/C compressors clutch kick in and out as if you were using the A/C. Either way you might be able to hear it as it engages and disengages.


And yes, I know that the rear window defroster uses a series of wires that pass electric current through them to heat up the glass to remove snow, ice, frost, fog and humidity.

 

i am unclear on something here....while i do know that the compressor cycles when the defrost is on, it will technically still work without the compressor there....it is warm air that makes the windshield defrost, so i dont see why the AC would make any difference..the ramcharger AC sure as hell doesnt work, but the defrost does.

 

i cant afford a faster car, I'm 18 and still paying this one off. it isn't worth a 1240 dollar investment to fix the air conditioning on a 6000 dollar car, that in 4 years when i get rid of it will be worth a sh*t load less. Todd, I'm actually managing quite fine on those 90+ degree days with the windows open and the air conditioning just pushing out regular temperature air, but it is pushing the really hot air out the windows. I'm not removing anything but the belt, which i could very easily put back on when needed. the compressor will still be there, just not run by the belt. but logically the compressor effect on the defroster makes no sense at all to me. i thought all i was doing was changing the direction of the hot air to the window.

 

nicko, i dont use my AC either...and we have the same climate...the only time i use my AC is on the highway...because its too noisy at high speeds...

 

my radio is to loud to notice the highway noise, but the fresh air is always welcome