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11-03-2009, 07:06 PM | #1 | |
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Ac blowing hot air.
hi guys,
so my problem is with my AC. I have a 97 T-bird. with the 4.6l V8 and it has around 145,xxx. miles. So the AC doesn't blow cold air. only hot. ive tried recharging the r32 Refrigerant and that was no help. I looked at the AC pump where its connected to the drive belt and the belt spins but the pump seems not to. I know where the pump is but I'm not sure where to look electrical wise. and is there any thing else that i may be missing. Also when the engine was off i could freely spin the pump by the three circular "prongs" on the out side of what I believe to be the AC Pump Clutch. any help is much appreciated! thanks guys. |
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11-04-2009, 06:27 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Ac blowing hot air.
Go to the second page of the Tech help thread and run the diagnostic test to get more info.
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04-21-2010, 08:33 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Ac blowing hot air.
Hey 97Bird. I've been reading some of your advice, and I'm trying to run the self test for my AC. I cannot find this tech help thread to the self test. Can you please advise? Thanks.
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04-22-2010, 05:23 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Ac blowing hot air.
Go to the top of the second page of the Tech help thread. The Tech help thread is the first post on the main Thunderbird page.
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05-22-2010, 06:42 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Ac blowing hot air.
I had the same problem on another car.
You had a bad AC clutch. Mine started to smoke and before that the windows fogged up on defrost so I know the AC was going bad. If the clutch goes no matter how much you recharge it, it won’t blow cold. You can have it rebuilt or just go buy a remanufactured one for $100. You can cut the belt or remove it til you get a new one so it won't smoke you AC belt. There should also be a wire with a connecting clip to cut the power to the AC unit if you want to do that as well. Don’t get suckered into paying $200+ for a new one. Try E-Bay. Hope this helps.
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