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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / June 2007air conditioner
is there a filter or two -for air intake with the air conditioner-have a 99 dodge caravan My van has 94,000 air conditioner is not as cool as once was but still pretty cool thanks Michael > is there a filter or two -for air intake with the air conditioner-have a 99 > dodge caravan > My van has 94,000 air conditioner is not as cool as once was but still > pretty cool > thanks > Michael Have you ever had your system recharged? >> is there a filter or two -for air intake with the air conditioner-have a >> 99 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Have you ever had your system recharged? no > >> is there a filter or two -for air intake with the air conditioner-have a > >> 99 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I would start there. If it is not cooling well, but it is moving the air, more likely you need to have it charged. With it being a 99, it should be a R134a system, which you can buy a can of with a hose and pressure gauge at any auto parts store or Wal-mart for under 20 bucks. It is real easy to do, just find your low pressure fitting and follow the instructions. > > >> is there a filter or two -for air intake with the air conditioner-have a > > >> 99 [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > bucks. It is real easy to do, just find your low pressure fitting and > follow the instructions. This is not always the best advice. If the compressor is cycling fast then there is a chance that the refrigerant is low but if it isn't, he could make it work even worse by overcharging and could get himself hurt. It could be the blend-air door is sticking part way open and is adding warm air to the mix or it could be that it is just a very warm day and his memory is slipping on how cold he thought that it was. It could also be that the evaporator or even the condenser is dirty and needs to be cleaned. There are many things besides the charge that can cause this and the easiest thing to do to check is monitor how fast the compressor cycles.  SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving > > > "azwiley1" <wiley...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Well, if he were to put a pressure gauge on there and have it f.cking checked he would know where it sits, right?! But the only way to TRULY find out it to check it, so you either pay some one 50 bucks or what ever the going rate in his area is to do it, or you buy a can with a gauge on it for 15 bucks and do it yourself. > > > > "azwiley1" <wiley...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > what ever the going rate in his area is to do it, or you buy a can > with a gauge on it for 15 bucks and do it yourself. There is a little more to it than that. If he really wants to do it right, then he needs to buy a reasonable manifold set so that he can see the high and low side and then use the temp to determine where he should be on both sides. That gauge that comes with the recharge kit is just a cheap low pressure gauge and doesn't tell you much more than if you are going to blow up the little can that comes with it. SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving
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