A/C not working right (Small Update)
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From: August 07 COTM....NEBF '06, CEBF '06 OHMM '06 ONBF '07 CEBF '07
ah damn it.
I tried everything, the MAX AC, AC, heat, defrost, that metal rod did not move at all.
Replacing it is not fun, I suppose?
The air mix actuator, is it a part that you have to go to the junkyard for or can order a new one?
Is there a procedure somewhere that applies to my manual HVAC? not the ECC
EDIT:
Theorically, it'* stuck in heater mode? IF it is, theorically it'* gone so I could theorically manually move the airmix acutator to the A/C mode?
I tried everything, the MAX AC, AC, heat, defrost, that metal rod did not move at all.
Replacing it is not fun, I suppose?
The air mix actuator, is it a part that you have to go to the junkyard for or can order a new one?
Is there a procedure somewhere that applies to my manual HVAC? not the ECC
EDIT:
Theorically, it'* stuck in heater mode? IF it is, theorically it'* gone so I could theorically manually move the airmix acutator to the A/C mode?
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From: West Point, Utah - Village Idiot
Originally Posted by fuelforthesoul1999
...I could theorically manually move the airmix acutator to the A/C mode?...
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Originally Posted by base1001
i don't know but, i'm having similar problems. i drained the ac pressure, recharged, and still no cold air. the pressure was really high though in the red before i released the pressure.
I don't have the pressure for your system. However..find it and get the system up to the right pressure. See if that doesn't help out.
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T properly check the pressure the AC system needs to run for about 10 minutes to get a true reading... Its takes a little bit for the system to pull down the pressure on the suction side..
I was that person in the summer and didn't want hunt down the service manual.. when I looked in it and read it I was shocked at what it said.... I did what it said and Poof I got cold air.... And I charged it to the exact specs of the service manual... I was in the car yesterday driving down the highway with the AC on the first setting freezing my A$$ off.. For the humidity and heat here I'm lucky to have it cool off at all..
I owe you that one boosty...lol
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I was that person in the summer and didn't want hunt down the service manual.. when I looked in it and read it I was shocked at what it said.... I did what it said and Poof I got cold air.... And I charged it to the exact specs of the service manual... I was in the car yesterday driving down the highway with the AC on the first setting freezing my A$$ off.. For the humidity and heat here I'm lucky to have it cool off at all..
I owe you that one boosty...lol
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From: August 07 COTM....NEBF '06, CEBF '06 OHMM '06 ONBF '07 CEBF '07
Right now, I just want to manually set it in A/C mode. However I can't figure out which direction it goes.
You're lying upside down on your passenger seat, does the arm need to move to the left (towards the passenger door) or to the right (towards the driver'* door) for A/C?
You're lying upside down on your passenger seat, does the arm need to move to the left (towards the passenger door) or to the right (towards the driver'* door) for A/C?
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From: August 07 COTM....NEBF '06, CEBF '06 OHMM '06 ONBF '07 CEBF '07
Okay, I reinspected it again.
I looked through the "viewholes" I'm going to be honest, that "rod" I saw turned out to be wire...
Next, I looked through both holes and I could not find the actuator, so I took off the bottom "guard" and looked up. I found it and tried to move it manually, it did not budge.
Next, I started the car and moved the thermostat (cold to hot, then hot to cold). I had my hand on the actuator itself (long arms rules!!! I wasn't even laying down!) and it moved smoothly and flawlessly. So the actuator is elimnated.
My next thought? Low freon possibly, because recently it'* starting to blow mild air, not hot but not cold cold but I would say maybe 62-68*
I looked through the "viewholes" I'm going to be honest, that "rod" I saw turned out to be wire...
Next, I looked through both holes and I could not find the actuator, so I took off the bottom "guard" and looked up. I found it and tried to move it manually, it did not budge.
Next, I started the car and moved the thermostat (cold to hot, then hot to cold). I had my hand on the actuator itself (long arms rules!!! I wasn't even laying down!) and it moved smoothly and flawlessly. So the actuator is elimnated.
My next thought? Low freon possibly, because recently it'* starting to blow mild air, not hot but not cold cold but I would say maybe 62-68*
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From: West Point, Utah - Village Idiot
Originally Posted by fuelforthesoul1999
Okay, I reinspected it again.
I looked through the "viewholes" I'm going to be honest, that "rod" I saw turned out to be wire...
Next, I looked through both holes and I could not find the actuator, so I took off the bottom "guard" and looked up. I found it and tried to move it manually, it did not budge.
Next, I started the car and moved the thermostat (cold to hot, then hot to cold). I had my hand on the actuator itself (long arms rules!!! I wasn't even laying down!) and it moved smoothly and flawlessly. So the actuator is elimnated.
My next thought? Low freon possibly, because recently it'* starting to blow mild air, not hot but not cold cold but I would say maybe 62-68*
I looked through the "viewholes" I'm going to be honest, that "rod" I saw turned out to be wire...
Next, I looked through both holes and I could not find the actuator, so I took off the bottom "guard" and looked up. I found it and tried to move it manually, it did not budge.
Next, I started the car and moved the thermostat (cold to hot, then hot to cold). I had my hand on the actuator itself (long arms rules!!! I wasn't even laying down!) and it moved smoothly and flawlessly. So the actuator is elimnated.
My next thought? Low freon possibly, because recently it'* starting to blow mild air, not hot but not cold cold but I would say maybe 62-68*
BTW, I can't think of a single occasion where a manually controlled system has a hosed airmix actuator. Seems oddly isolated to the ECC systems - at least from what I've seen. :?
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