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Trey Hardy

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@Doubeleive Going to run it until it breaks and then I’ll fix it. Would like to dig into why the rear AC isn’t working eventually
Wassup with your rear ac?
I had to change the controls on the back of the console to get mine working then a couple recalibrations when it would strangely start blowing hot air instead of cold air. My rig messes the actuators up anytime the battery dies or is unhooked for whatever reason
 
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I installed one for a while but didn't like the way it cycled the compressor. Hasn't been a problem in the summer, but I still have it so I can always connect it back up if I have trouble in the winter.
Same here. I installed one 5 years ago and removed it a year later. It's sitting on a shelf in the garage in case I decide to put it back on someday.

I'm wasn't experiencing any problems with the compressor, I just bought the deslugger thinking it would help prevent problems, but I could tell every time the ac would cycle on it (HVAC set to auto) would take a bit to actually blow cold. Kind of hard to explain, but I could notice it and didn't like it.
 
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@Trey Hardy The rear air will blow hot when set to hot but when you set it to cold it only blows ambient temperature air.

I think refrigerant isn’t flowing to the rear because the AC lines under the rear or the Tahoe never get cold
 

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Yea that’s likely mine get freezing and is always dripping condensation from the lines and rear passenger side
Try running by a auto shop that’s not scam artist and get them to hook the ac machine on it and suck/refill the Freon and check for any leaks from the o rings on the ac lines
 
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I’ll get a video this morning of what’s happening.

Now that I think about it this problem first came up after I did the AFM delete. I suspected that the harmonic balancer wasn’t lining up with the AC clutch 100% but not sure if that would cause this.

The deslugger comes today so by the end of the week I’ll know if this resolves my complaint.
 
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Here is the video from this morning, the sound wasn’t as loud as normally is
 
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When this happens, does it shake the whole truck like it is in gear? I keep getting this random cold start she-bang like there is a band still engaged in the transmission for some reason. @NickTransmissions
You'd have to describe what you mean by 'she-bang' in a bit more detail (Please start a new thread if you'd like me to dig into it w/you further and I'll respond there) but it's unlikely to be your 2-4 band, assuming you have a 4L60E.
 
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@iamdub I think to fix it the refrigerant would need to be sucked out and have that orifice tube filter thing might be gummed up if YouTube has any say in it.
 

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