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AC - Weird symptoms...??
Update: finally took to shop, found the main fuse block was bad. Replaced with OEM from dealer. AC works great now. Geez! Crazy stuff. -
AC - Weird symptoms...??
Changed actuator and works 95% of the time now. However, works great in the morning after sitting in the garage. But my wife says it most of the times doesn’t work after sitting at her work outside all day. -
AC - Weird symptoms...??
So, realized this afternoon: first start truck and it takes a minute for the compressor to kick on. Then it cycles on and off for a long time, bareley cooling anything at all. Then after a few minutes it finally stays on and begins to cool (while sitting still). Then once you start driving (low... -
AC - Weird symptoms...??
Well...Evac'd, changed orifice tube (not too dirty), changed high pressure switch (was told bad by shop), pulled good vacuum and recharged. Rear AC blew cold. Found front blend actuator ended up failing as well...Put a small set of vice-grips on the blend door to hold in correct position... -
AC - Weird symptoms...??
10-4! I appreciate everyone's thoughts and will report back once I screw it all up more! :) -
AC - Weird symptoms...??
Thank you. My wife has wanted one for a long time, and when we finally brought it home, started having this issue. She hasnt wanted to drive it since, so trying to fix it so I can have my truck back :) -
AC - Weird symptoms...??
Thank you for the reply. Still searching for issues. Will be recovering refrigerant myself and pulling vac. I was thinking maybe a mixture of the dye possibly clogging the orifice tube in-turn increasing high side psi causing compressor to disengage. Will be replacing high side switch when it... -
AC - Weird symptoms...??
Update: shop said they wanted to change high and low switches for $400. I laughed and said no thanks. Brought truck home. Put my gauges back on it, sprayed the condenser with water while running the AC on high (had thought about making sure wasn’t shutting down to too hot a condenser. It was... -
AC - Weird symptoms...??
Curious...why would the pressures be close to accurate if this may be the cause? Thanks! -
AC - Weird symptoms...??
To start: I did search through many posts and could not find someone experiencing this exact issue. If there is one, please let me know. Thanks in advance for all assistance! So...just bought a 2005 Z-71 Tahoe, 215,*** miles. The AC seemed to be working mostly well when I drove it for the test...
