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Old 08-08-2005, 06:14 PM
1994 E420
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Southern Oregon
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Air-Cond'g problems '94 E420

Last year + this year, the same situation!
The air-c works great except when it does not want to . . .
Situation 1, say Monday AM: I start the car with air-c on and back out of the garage. The blower works fine - but NO cooled air! I have learned to stop the car turn the motor off, remove the key, count to 3.
Restart, the air-c works great.
Stop at 3-4 places, the air-c works great.
Situation 2, say Tuesday NOON: I start the car with air-c on and back out of the garage. The air-c works fine. OH oh, after 3-4 miles, the cooling stops, the blower continues. I've been trained to savely stop the car, turn it off, remove the key, count to 3. Restart the car, move on, the air-c does NOT work. I stop the car, this time I count to 10. That did it. After restart, it works great.
The point here is that I can't depend on the air-c to work as advertised.
We need it in Southern Oregon. The last few weeks it's been over a 100° daily!

My dealer had the car last year at this time and switched out many switches, valves, containers along with lots of seal-rings. Cost $683.
The system seemed to have improved for awhile.
Then the temps changed and the air-c was no longer needed.
This year - mid July the car went in for the very same symptoms.
The dealer changed, new owners.
The service was fast. Just a fuse was needed. Cost $103.
Three days later I went back with the same problem.
The tech's can't duplicate the problem!
Recommendation: Come back with the problem happening, do not turn off the car. OK! Last Sunday it would not work. Only to work great after 2 stops, with motor off, key removed counting to 3.?!
So, I don't know what next?
I will take the car to the dealer when the system failes.
I don't know if they will find anything? Moreover, fix it for good?

Does anyone know - what I am experiencing?

Please write to weiland@ashlandweb.com.

Thanks in advance,
Mike Weiland
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