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Old 06-25-2014, 08:14 PM
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Ac works great for 15 minutes. If you turn it off or after a while it just wont work.
I thought it was to low or leaked out all the freon I drained both lines of all pressure then recharged. Just seeing if it was holding freon and not just air. Drove to work was working great. Turned it off ten minutes later wouldn't come back on. Tried a like 5 mis from work and was working again.
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Default Re: ac works sometimes

More information is needed.

Does the cabin blower not work? Or does the blower work but the air isn't cold?
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Cabin is still blowing air just isnt cold.
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Default Re: ac works sometimes

Next steps:

When A/C won't blow cold,

1) Does the light in the A/C button turn on?
2) Does the condenser fan run?
3) Does the compressor clutch engage?
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1. Yes
2.yes
3. Will check.
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From the looks of it the compressor is running also
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Default Re: ac works sometimes

Originally Posted by MissMyHondaYo
From the looks of it the compressor is running also
Details? What makes you say this?
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Considering the clutch and pulley are both spinning
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Default Re: ac works sometimes

Originally Posted by MissMyHondaYo
Considering the clutch and pulley are both spinning
No cold air while this is happening?

You can only get useful information...

Originally Posted by RonJ@HT
When A/C won't blow cold
Old 06-26-2014, 07:02 AM
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Default Re: ac works sometimes

Ac light is on
Condenser fan is running
Ac compressor running cold air part time
Ac compressor running goes to cool air but not as cold as it could be outside air temp
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Default Re: ac works sometimes

We've gone from "won't come back on" & "doesn't work" to "doesn't blow as cold as it does the first time you turn it on". You can see how this could be confusing to the people trying to help you.
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Ac comes on 5-10 after running it stops blowing cold.. fans never stop moving just stpps blowing cold air
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Originally Posted by MissMyHondaYo
Ac comes on 5-10 after running it stops blowing cold.. fans never stop moving just stpps blowing cold air
You need to write concisely and provide details. Otherwise, you'll waste the time of people trying to help you.

When you say the A/C stops blowing cold, do you mean no cooling whatsoever (warm air) or reduced cooling?
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Default Re: ac works sometimes

Fans never stop
I cant always tell but it goes from really cold ac to sometimes warm and then a soft cool air
Im trying lack of sleep is killing sorry for all the mess ups.
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Default Re: ac works sometimes

Get a thermometer
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Originally Posted by tony_2018
Get a thermometer
...to measure air temp output by vents versus ambient temp.
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I wonder if it was charged correctly. Not my area of expertise.
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Update was working enough to get by when it didnt feel as cold the compressor wasn't cycling and still randomly stops. But all of a sudden past three days ac quite kicking on.
Im driving down the road turn the fan to 3 or 4 and then hit the ac and nothing happens. No cold air and dosnt loose power like the compressor is kicking on. hit some traffic once I got around them I start tearing threw the gears shifting abour 6k all a sudden ac comes on happened the next day to somewhere around 3500 or 6000 ac will kick on.
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