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Old May 21, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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I just bought this car a few months ago and I'm just now using the A/C.

It seems to take a while to get cold.

It is possible that even though it only has 35K miles, it could already need a refrigerant re-charge??

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Old May 21, 2006 | 06:02 PM
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Look for any sort of debris caught on the condenser in front of your radiator...Maybe a bag got sucked up in there blocking airflow????
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Old May 21, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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It was 96 here today in Jax and to me the car never got comfortable, only drove about 20 miles though (also sits outside in the sun). Check the temp coming out of the vents on MAX AC and temp all the way down. When the refrigerant pressure gets too low/high the car will shut down the compressor and you won't get any cooling at all.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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What should the temperature be coming out of the vents?
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Old May 22, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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Temp coming out of the vents will vary depending on ambient air temp and humidity. Unfortunately the AC performance chart in my Helms only shows the MAXIMUM discharge air temp for given conditions, and varies about 20* between 55 and 96-105 just on outside temp alone. MAXIMUM for 86-95 degrees/above 30% humidity is 68*.
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Old May 24, 2006 | 05:32 AM
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there is a possibility that it has a leak and the refrigerant is slowly leaking....
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Old May 24, 2006 | 08:07 AM
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Mine takes a while to get cold when it's hot outside too. You might check the level, but that's really just the nature of the beast.
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Old May 24, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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It definitely takes driving about 45 mph to get enough air through the condenser to cool off the AC.
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