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Old May 21, 2013 | 09:32 PM
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Unhappy A/C problems

My a/c randomly stopped blowing cold air. The first time it was the blend door (fixed) then it was the wiring to the blower motor now IDK. Freon levels are good, compressor kicks on, blower motor running, I cant figure anything else to check w/o tking it to a shop and pay crazy money for something probably minor! Any ideas
 
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Old May 21, 2013 | 09:37 PM
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Have you checked your a/c condenser fan to make sure it's running all the time?
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 11:59 AM
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How did you check the refrigerant pressure? What was the static pressure, high/low side pressure?
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 12:31 PM
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similar thing happened to me - turned out to be the temperature sensor that is in the evaporator coil was bad.
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 04:47 PM
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The condensor fan is a common issue.
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 05:31 PM
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Yes the condenser fan is running
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 05:42 PM
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I took it to a shop today to get 1 of the free checks and the guy tells me my compressor is working just not correctly so he wants to change my whole compressor, orifice, etc... NO SIR!
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 05:50 PM
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Usually, the compressor either works, or it doesn't. You've got something else going on here.
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 06:49 PM
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I'm guessing your lines are freezing. How did u check your pressures.
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by dodge dude94
Usually, the compressor either works, or it doesn't. You've got something else going on here.
Not true. A compressor works like an engine, it has pistons that pump the refrigerant. Over time they can wear out and the performance of the unit will drop until it can no longer sustain the load of the system.

But the sudden stop of cooling in this situation says that's not the case here. It's probably sensor related.
 
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