A/C question
So yesterday my a/c decided to not blow cold at all. Figuring that all it needed was a shot of freon since the clutch was coming on and didn't shut off. I hooked up the bottle and the gauge is reading in the red between 60 and 150. Where should I start? I have never done anything to the system except a little freon once a summer. Thanks for your help.
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Is your radiator condenser fan coming on?
Do you hear a click when the relay turns on the compressor? Your gauge reads in the red, is that very low or very high on your gauge? |
Yes, everything seems to come on like it should. I have one of those gauges that come on the freon can. It reads that it has plenty of freon as I understand it.
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Generally a red reading on any gauge is bad.
You will not get cool air if the ac system is overcharged. |
a low charge symptom is short cycling. compressor not shutting off is not a low charge symptom.
feel the metal hoses as they near the firewall...the large diameter hose/low pressure side should be cold and the high side hose should be hot. -verify the temp blend doors in the dash are moving from hot to cold. |
Originally Posted by primem
(Post 3443183)
a low charge symptom is short cycling. compressor not shutting off is not a low charge symptom.
feel the metal hoses as they near the firewall...the large diameter hose/low pressure side should be cold and the high side hose should be hot. -verify the temp blend doors in the dash are moving from hot to cold. |
feel the lines like I suggested...if they are hot and cold...the problem is more likely in the blend doors. if they are near the same temp...its an ac performance problem not the doors
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Condenser fan.
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I have two of those a/c Freon gauges from different manufacturers. Being in red on both of them is dangerous and in "alert" range.
Is it possible that you overcharged your a/c system? Your Freon level may have been fine, and actual problem was something else like blend door, condenser fan, or faulty relay |
Originally Posted by primem
(Post 3443226)
feel the lines like I suggested...if they are hot and cold...the problem is more likely in the blend doors. if they are near the same temp...its an ac performance problem not the doors
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