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rickyreeves1
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Aug 1, 2009, 11:52 AM

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truck a/c Sign In

the a/c in my 1999 ford f150 will cool then get hot like the heater is on then after a while will cool again. freon level is good


Sidom
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Aug 1, 2009, 12:29 PM

Post #2 of 11 (2857 views)
Re: truck a/c Sign In

1st thing you would want to know is, if the compressor turning off or running during the time it gets hot.

How did you determine the system was fully charged?


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Aug 1, 2009, 12:35 PM

Post #3 of 11 (2856 views)
Re: truck a/c Sign In

compressor is running when air is hot. checked freon with gage


Sidom
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Aug 1, 2009, 12:38 PM

Post #4 of 11 (2854 views)
Re: truck a/c Sign In

Ok.... What are your High & low pressure reading and what is the ambient temp. Is the system cycling? How low is the low side going before it cycles. Also try pinching off your heater hoses to see if that makes a difference........


Guest
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Aug 1, 2009, 12:45 PM

Post #5 of 11 (2851 views)
Re: truck a/c Sign In

high is 225, low is 50 ambient temp. is 85-90. system is cycling. dont know how low before it cycles. will try pinching hose tomorrow


Guest
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Aug 1, 2009, 12:48 PM

Post #6 of 11 (2850 views)
Re: truck a/c Sign In

thanks sidom


Guest
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Aug 2, 2009, 12:22 PM

Post #7 of 11 (2839 views)
Re: truck a/c Sign In

pinching off heater hose seems to have made a difference. now what should i do? can i run the vehicle with the hose pinched off safely?


Sidom
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Aug 2, 2009, 1:01 PM

Post #8 of 11 (2835 views)
Re: truck a/c Sign In

Well, it's not like you're gonna overheat you truck doing that. Plenty of people are driving around with plugged heater cores which basically is what your are doing....

So the vent temps are normal now the lines are blocked off? If that's the case then sounds like you are having a blend door problem. If it's just doing it under low vacuum conditions (hard acceration) then you might get by with installing an addition vacuum storage reservoir due to a weak vacuum motor.........


Hammer Time
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Aug 2, 2009, 1:09 PM

Post #9 of 11 (2833 views)
Re: truck a/c Sign In

That blend door actuator is electric on that one.

Here's what it looks like
and instructions to change it. They say the whole dash has to be removed but you may be able to sneak it out.





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(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Aug 2, 2009, 1:10 PM)


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Aug 2, 2009, 1:16 PM

Post #10 of 11 (2826 views)
Re: truck a/c Sign In

thanks sidom and hammer time for your help.


Hammer Time
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Aug 2, 2009, 1:20 PM

Post #11 of 11 (2821 views)
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Here's what the motor itself looks like.







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