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CarGuru > 4 x 4 > Re: 1996 K3500 AC problem 6 August 2005 16:21:37

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Re: 1996 K3500 AC problem

SnoMan 6 August 2005 16:21:37
 "meerkat152" wrote: > I got a problem with my AC. >
First off, I only have high and low speeds for my fan. I all > ready put > in a new switch and it worked in all the speeds for a couple > months and > then right back to only high and low. The guy at the dealers > parts > department told me that there is some sort of regulator or > something on > my firewall that is the problem here. Although he never heard > of this > problem allowing low speed. And definately not working just > by > installing a new switch. >
What do you think? >
My main question here is that when my AC is on high, most of > the time > it blows out great. But sometimes, after the truck has been > run for a > while, it doesn't really come out at all. The blower is still > on high, > you can hear that, but no air coming out, anywhere. > Is there some sort of trick here? Is my truck just f..king > with me? >
I am planning a trip from Michigan to Texas around Labor Day, > for 5 > days, and I need that AC blowing great, consistantly cold. >
What do you think about this? >
-Tim >
(Sometimes I wish I never would of bought this truck.)

Two possible seperate problems, the first is the is a resistor
cluster/bridge in your air duct that give you all the fan speed
together with switch, you need to check that. Secong you need to checl
for vacum leaks in the actuators and their lines to them that control
the air flow in ducts.

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Jr 5 August 2005 09:12:43 permanent link ]
 The accumulator is the oversized beer can back next to the housing that
contains the evaporator.
If the accumulator is icing up then be assured the evaporator is too.
For some reason when the refrigerant charge on a newer A/C system
gets just a little low, it will blow extra cold air and then less and less
air as the evaporator fins
develop a coating of ice. Eventually the coating of ice will block the air
flowing thru the evaporator.
I believe the liquid refrigerant flashes
to vapor a bit too soon due to the low charge. Any A/C techs out there
please correct me if I'm wrong.

This happened on my '97 Yukon and was remedied by having an A/C tech
top off the refrigerant, and it still occurs with
a window unit I have in my home.
Regards,
JR



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news:1123156453.351­181.268620@z14g2000c­wz.googlegroups.com.­..>I did notice that my accumulator iced over. Is that the same thing as> the evaporator?>
-Tim>


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Mudmantim 6 August 2005 16:21:37 permanent link ]
 Ok, with the help of Bruce (by e-mail) and others (JR, SnoMan and I'm
RIght), I found that I had a vacuum problem. I got a new vacuum hose
and installed it and been driving the truck for 2 days and haven't had
the problem again. I have even had it running for 2 hours or more at a
time.

I still need to change that resistor.

Thank you everybody.

-Tim

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