jchristian79
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Is this normal? 2005 Explorer, manual AC controls. Replaced blend door actuator 9 months ago, just pulled out the broken recirc door last week which had stopped the airflow. I sealed up almost all of the fresh intake vent from under the hood cowling too.
This issue has been happening since it's been warm enough to notice the need for AC. When the AC is on (both Max AC and normal) it gets nice and ice cold while moving, even at side street speeds it's fine. The moment I stop at a light or something, I notice it starts to get warmer. Then once I start moving, it cools off again.
I have already checked the refrigerant pressure and it tested ok at about 50 psi (it was about 95 out when I checked and that was the normal range for that outside temp).
The temps in Sacramento have been around 100-105 this week so I've noticed the temp difference between stop & motion a bit more this week. I've never had a vehicle do this before so I'm just curious if this is normal or if there's something going on I could check out? Thanks for any thoughts!
This issue has been happening since it's been warm enough to notice the need for AC. When the AC is on (both Max AC and normal) it gets nice and ice cold while moving, even at side street speeds it's fine. The moment I stop at a light or something, I notice it starts to get warmer. Then once I start moving, it cools off again.
I have already checked the refrigerant pressure and it tested ok at about 50 psi (it was about 95 out when I checked and that was the normal range for that outside temp).
The temps in Sacramento have been around 100-105 this week so I've noticed the temp difference between stop & motion a bit more this week. I've never had a vehicle do this before so I'm just curious if this is normal or if there's something going on I could check out? Thanks for any thoughts!