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Old 05-21-2013, 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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Have you checked your a/c condenser fan to make sure it's running all the time?
 
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Old 05-22-2013, 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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similar thing happened to me - turned out to be the temperature sensor that is in the evaporator coil was bad.
 
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The condensor fan is a common issue.
 
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Yes the condenser fan is running
 
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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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Usually, the compressor either works, or it doesn't. You've got something else going on here.
 
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I'm guessing your lines are freezing. How did u check your pressures.
 
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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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