morgfarm1
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- January 20, 2013
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- City, State
- Roseburg, Oregon
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Explorer Limited
Alrighty, So my little blue boat is giving fits with the AC System.
It's strange to me, and i've gotten 2 different answers from 2 different people i'v e talked to.
It's 99 Limited, Loaded, so it's got that fancy pants Automated Climate system.
Setting the AC to Max, temp at 60, and at idle, the AC Blows nothing but cold.
But, When I use throttle, usually at speeds over 35mph, The AC air turns warm, but cools off again at an idle.
If I'm super gentle on the gas, and all but coast it through town, the air stays, sorta, cold. but normal driving kills the cool air.
I can't for the life of me figure why this is. One fella i talked to suggested the vehicle may have a sensor that determines that if I'm driving rough, it'll kill the AC and divert that energy all to performance to keep from overheating, and that sensor may be bad.
My normal mechanic figures it could be the condenser being plugged.
It could even be overcharged, but I can't tell. I just lost my job last month so it's tight, and with temps in the 90s, I need my air fixed. Any ideas so I can attack this in one shot and have a pretty good chance at resolving it? Thanks ya'll, I appreciate what you guys do for us Explorer noobs :exp:
Oh, and I've watched the AC Clutch, There are days it'll run intermittently (As described by many, Runs for 10 seconds, takes a break, and comes back) last time I looked with AC topped out, it seemed steady for a good 30 seconds.
It's strange to me, and i've gotten 2 different answers from 2 different people i'v e talked to.
It's 99 Limited, Loaded, so it's got that fancy pants Automated Climate system.
Setting the AC to Max, temp at 60, and at idle, the AC Blows nothing but cold.
But, When I use throttle, usually at speeds over 35mph, The AC air turns warm, but cools off again at an idle.
If I'm super gentle on the gas, and all but coast it through town, the air stays, sorta, cold. but normal driving kills the cool air.
I can't for the life of me figure why this is. One fella i talked to suggested the vehicle may have a sensor that determines that if I'm driving rough, it'll kill the AC and divert that energy all to performance to keep from overheating, and that sensor may be bad.
My normal mechanic figures it could be the condenser being plugged.
It could even be overcharged, but I can't tell. I just lost my job last month so it's tight, and with temps in the 90s, I need my air fixed. Any ideas so I can attack this in one shot and have a pretty good chance at resolving it? Thanks ya'll, I appreciate what you guys do for us Explorer noobs :exp:
Oh, and I've watched the AC Clutch, There are days it'll run intermittently (As described by many, Runs for 10 seconds, takes a break, and comes back) last time I looked with AC topped out, it seemed steady for a good 30 seconds.