Hello ALl

Anyone else think that the air in these trucks do not work great??? Maybe problem with mine but it is almost blowing warm air out

Any suggestions Thank YOu

 

Mine works fine, you might have a problem, but since we don't know what year CTD you have it's harder to comment

 

oh yes sorry, that may help

Its an 06 3500 CTD.

 

I was just thinking the same thing about my new 2007. It's beginning to get warm here in Maryland, and the a/c in my new Dodge doesn't seem as good as the one in my 11-yr old Chevy 2500. Maybe Dodge uses smaller a/c compressors to help MPG? Does anybody know for sure? When it's really hot I put my a/cin the recirculating mode, which helps a little.

 

one thing I have noticed look where the fan is. . .then look where the A/C condensor is. . .theres alot of area and things between the two. so much so the condensor doesnt get much air flow.

if there was room, or you are feeling ambitious, you could always install an electric fan on the front of the condensor, that would help.

 

wow that is very surprising, I would have figured Dodge would have thought of that, my old ford was like a meat locker.

Thanks for the replys guys

 

Abby,

I have had the same issue with mine when idling. I took it back the week after I bought it and had them take a look at it. They evacuated the system and recharged it to specs. It was a couple oz short from the factory. Last couple days it has been 88 - 91 here in SC I have been getting 45 degree air from the vent while moving and about 55 - 60 when I stop. I have noticed that it takes some continuous driving to get it to pull down though. I am thinking of installing a coolant bypass valve on the heater core to keep the heat out of the air exchange box. My '04 Ford had one from the factory that only worked during recirc mode and I rerouted the vaccum lines to make it work while in any vent mode. That helped it some.

Does anyone know of any good reason not to do bypass the heater core in these trucks? If not I'm gonna find a solenoid valve to do it and report back. The big rig trucks have a manual valve they shut off during the summer months.

 

I know Diesel Demon did some pretty crafty stuff with am electric fan in order to get his AC as cool as possible.

Check out his auxilary fan ....



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I have an 06 and the A/C gets frigid cold (knock on wood). Maybe there is a problem with your system.

 

I had my 04 that sucked and my 05 as well took the 05 back they recharged it but I couldn't tell the diff. Mine seems to be colder on the drivers side vents .... I dono but I put up with it for the CTD