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Old 06-24-2024, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dsvw View Post
Yes, it was charged with R12.

At the end of my 125 mile drive today, I left the a/c on and opened the hood and the fan wasn't on.
Ever get this sorted? This part sounds suspicious. If you don’t have circulation through the condenser you’re not going to get much cold.

My SD is having some auxiliary fan issues. Or perhaps I need to check my fan clutch. During these hot days in SoCal the car is taking a long time to make cold air. It really gets cold on the highway. Two things are possible here - fans or rpm. On 134a (what I use) I may need a little more rpm to get the compressor working. It wasn’t a problem when I serviced the system.

Or it could be the car was just blistering hot after being parked in the sun.

I haven’t heard my auxiliary fan in awhile. I haven’t missed it because it makes an obnoxious whine when I pull into my garage on hot days.
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