AC question

[stroker/stonemaison]

truck Ac works fine for 10-20 min then starts to blow hot air

[stroker/stonemaison]

[Txangler]

have u looked at the ac clutch washer shim mod. Father and I both did it last week and gained alot more cooling. His clutch was slipping bad. We both gained 15-20 degrees of cooler air. At 106 air temp last week it was priceless

[tubular031]

When its not blowing cold, is the compressor on? If its off check the low side pressure with one of those cheap gauges from autozone. My guess is that after a bit the pressure gets too low and the switch cuts it off. This would tend to mean low Freon, but only a little.

[stroker/stonemaison]

Originally Posted by Txangler

have u looked at the ac clutch washer shim mod. Father and I both did it last week and gained alot more cooling. His clutch was slipping bad. We both gained 15-20 degrees of cooler air. At 106 air temp last week it was priceless

sounds interesting, whats involved.

Originally Posted by tubular031

When its not blowing cold, is the compressor on? If its off check the low side pressure with one of those cheap gauges from autozone. My guess is that after a bit the pressure gets too low and the switch cuts it off. This would tend to mean low Freon, but only a little.

ya thats what I thought(low freon), but it blows quite cold for awhile then after 10-20 it blows WARM. I'll do those test,probably what it is




THANKS FOR THE I N F O guys

[Txangler]

clutch is located by the degas bottle. Should have a 8mm bolt in the center. turn truck and ac on to break bolt free. turn off truck/ac to remove clutch. washer is on the INSIDE of the clutch so remove carefully so u dont drop it. remove washer. reinstall in reverse order and check to make sure clutch engages and disengages with the engine running.
U should be using a digital temp gauge to get accurate and fast measurements before and after.

[cchase]

I had a similiar issue, it turned out to be the lowside sensor was going bad. I could touch it and re-engage the clutch, so 15 dollars later my a/c works all the time. just something to check out.

[stroker/stonemaison]

Originally Posted by Txangler

clutch is located by the degas bottle. Should have a 8mm bolt in the center. turn truck and ac on to break bolt free. turn off truck/ac to remove clutch. washer is on the INSIDE of the clutch so remove carefully so u dont drop it. remove washer. reinstall in reverse order and check to make sure clutch engages and disengages with the engine running.
U should be using a digital temp gauge to get accurate and fast measurements before and after.

[QUOTE=cchase;1309935]I had a similiar issue, it turned out to be the lowside sensor was going bad. I could touch it and re-engage the clutch, so 15 dollars later my a/c works all the time. just something to check .outQUOTE][/
I'll check that thanks