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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 02:28 PM
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AC Cold When Accelerating, Not So Cold Otherwise

System is charged but AC seems to work fine when accelerating and starts to get warm when off the gas. Hmmmm.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 03:33 PM
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Sorry, don't know what its called, but when mine did that it ended up being a screen in the line..Tell a AC man and he will know what I am talking about, or someone here will chime in
 
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 04:08 PM
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I'll look into that. Clutch engages when AC is turned on. It is only intermittent...just drove it and had cold at idle. Thanks. Anyone else have an idea?
 
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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check the clutch air gap
 
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 09:51 PM
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Did SpringerPop's air gap adjustment and so far so good. The inside of the clutch plate sure looked worn though. Is that a factor? The "shim" is one small washer...looks like. I had a .039 gap and got it down to about .020 with a lot of filing on that little washer. Interesting fix. Hopefully that will do the trick.
 
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