Poor air conditioner performance?
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Mountain Pass
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Thanks for the input
Thanks all, for the great input and comments. I'll get one of those little thermometers, and hang it inside the vents to gauge the temperature. Sounds like this may be a marginal product design, and there may not be a fix (or at least not an inexpensive one). It's a little frustrating when the 9 year old Ford that I sold is a lot colder than this brand new truck. Oh well. My wife's RX-350 Lexus will freeze you in about 30 seconds.
In Phoenix, the interior of vehicles can reach in excess of 150 degrees, so asking a car or truck to cool down in just a couple of minutes may be unrealistic. I guess I was spoiled by the '99 F250. Thanks again for the replies.
In Phoenix, the interior of vehicles can reach in excess of 150 degrees, so asking a car or truck to cool down in just a couple of minutes may be unrealistic. I guess I was spoiled by the '99 F250. Thanks again for the replies.
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The thing that works for me is to crack my window for a minute to let the hot air out, then close the windows and put the recirc button on. That away the air conditioner is not having to work too hard to cool down the inside of the cab.
Recirc, recirc, recirc,recirc,
Reid
Recirc, recirc, recirc,recirc,
Reid
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After I had a leaking line replaced, mine will freeze you out of the truck. The family and I took a 550 mile road trip yesterday. The average temp outside was 95 F. I had to set the auto temp at 75 to keep it comfortable (not too cool).
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From: Beaufort NC
Good point Reid.....I open all four of my windows to purge the hot air...then close em and hit the recirc button. The owner's manual even states to do this. I sat in line for a traffic accident on Sunday...90degrees, idling, with the recirc on and got cold.... I also noticed that when on auto, it automatically goes into recirc mode on it's own. The recirc symbol didn't light up, but when I hit the button, the sound of air did not change so I assumed it was in recirc already in Auto. (Lariat digital)
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From: Ontario
Originally Posted by Jimmy124
The best thing that I found to do was to have the recirculate button on when you have your a/c on and it cools a heck of a lot faster.
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I took my new King Ranch back to the dealer for the 2nd time and all they did was look at it with a thermometer and said it works. @#^%$&...I always have to leave it on 60 and on max recirculate for it to keep up with 90 degree weather in Indiana. It is not what i am use too but I guess this is the standard for the vehicle. I would not be comfortable at all if I had to ride in the back seat. This is a front seat, in front of the vent a/c vehicle. This is the only thing I am dissappointed in from leaving my 2006 avalanche. But, it does look cool.
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From: Peoria, AZ
I'm glad I came across this thread. I have a two week old '07 F150 Lariat screw 4X4 and I called the dealer less than an hour ago to make an appointment to have the a/c looked at. It just doesn't seem to be cooling as fast as I would like. I just sold my '04 Eddie Bauer Explorer 4X4 and it seemed much cooler. My wife has a 3 week old '07 Jeep Wrangler X 2-door and the a/c is noticeably colder. I, too, am one of the Phoenix residents here and my F150 sits out in the sun and the Jeep is inside all the time so maybe that is a lot of the difference. Anyways, thanks for all the info, I think I will cancel my appointment, check the temp of the a/c myself and just live with it. It sounds like it's just an F150 thing.
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You should be able to pick up a thermometer at a good auto parts house.
Something like this. They have a range marked on them to tell you it's in speck. I use to keep one in my A/C register in my truck all the time. I've lost it somewhere now.
Something like this. They have a range marked on them to tell you it's in speck. I use to keep one in my A/C register in my truck all the time. I've lost it somewhere now.
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Heres what works for me. I get in the truck and turn it to normal a/c full blast. Roll the windows down a bit and roll like that for about 5 minutes. Then up go the windows and turn the dial to recirc. In about five minutes I can turn the fan dial to 2 and be very comfortable. Another trick is to close the far pasenger vent (when riding alone). Puts alot more air to three vents that blow directly on the driver.
On top of all this my windows are tinted really dark and I use a good quality front windshield visor....that thing makes a huge difference!
On top of all this my windows are tinted really dark and I use a good quality front windshield visor....that thing makes a huge difference!
