A/C problem/or not
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A/C problem/or not
I have a 94 coupe and my A/C does blow ice cold air, but just not as hard as I would expect. There was another thread I think I posted a while back about how hot my car got in the Texas heat even with the A/C recirculating, full blast, temp at 60*. Another poster commented on how strong these Corvette's A/C's were and how it should cool down the inside of my car very well even it its been sitting in a parking lot all day in 100+* heat.
For comparison, I also have a 08 Nissan Titan. When I put the A/C max, it would blow a tupee off. I mean it litterally blows almost as hard as a carpenter's air compressor he uses with his nail gun. If I hold up my hand in front of the AC vent, I can move it back into the back seat of the truck, and I can still feel the air hitting my hand.
When I put my hand about 2 feet away from the center A/C vent in my 'vette on full blast, recirculating, I can barely feel the air hitting my hand. Is this normal? The air it blows gets just as cold as my Nissan Titan, just doesn't blow as hard as I would like.
Any suggestions?
For comparison, I also have a 08 Nissan Titan. When I put the A/C max, it would blow a tupee off. I mean it litterally blows almost as hard as a carpenter's air compressor he uses with his nail gun. If I hold up my hand in front of the AC vent, I can move it back into the back seat of the truck, and I can still feel the air hitting my hand.
When I put my hand about 2 feet away from the center A/C vent in my 'vette on full blast, recirculating, I can barely feel the air hitting my hand. Is this normal? The air it blows gets just as cold as my Nissan Titan, just doesn't blow as hard as I would like.
Any suggestions?
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Hot here- cool inside Corvette.
Here in eastern North Carolina it's hot and humid. My 1996 CE coupe's A/C is colder than my 2005 F150. The blower fan is strong and loud on "high." I don't use the "auto" setting for the fan and I usually use the recirculate setting once the car starts to cool off. Maybe you need a new blower motor.
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I have a 94 coupe and my A/C does blow ice cold air, but just not as hard as I would expect. There was another thread I think I posted a while back about how hot my car got in the Texas heat even with the A/C recirculating, full blast, temp at 60*. Another poster commented on how strong these Corvette's A/C's were and how it should cool down the inside of my car very well even it its been sitting in a parking lot all day in 100+* heat.
For comparison, I also have a 08 Nissan Titan. When I put the A/C max, it would blow a tupee off. I mean it litterally blows almost as hard as a carpenter's air compressor he uses with his nail gun. If I hold up my hand in front of the AC vent, I can move it back into the back seat of the truck, and I can still feel the air hitting my hand.
When I put my hand about 2 feet away from the center A/C vent in my 'vette on full blast, recirculating, I can barely feel the air hitting my hand. Is this normal? The air it blows gets just as cold as my Nissan Titan, just doesn't blow as hard as I would like.
Any suggestions?
For comparison, I also have a 08 Nissan Titan. When I put the A/C max, it would blow a tupee off. I mean it litterally blows almost as hard as a carpenter's air compressor he uses with his nail gun. If I hold up my hand in front of the AC vent, I can move it back into the back seat of the truck, and I can still feel the air hitting my hand.
When I put my hand about 2 feet away from the center A/C vent in my 'vette on full blast, recirculating, I can barely feel the air hitting my hand. Is this normal? The air it blows gets just as cold as my Nissan Titan, just doesn't blow as hard as I would like.
Any suggestions?
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Check out this thread, lots of good info with pics of what a plugged evaporator looks like.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ght=evaporator
Here's another one that shows what it looks like clean.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1770381
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Check out this thread, lots of good info with pics of what a plugged evaporator looks like.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ght=evaporator
....yeah, that's the post i was refering to!
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Yep thats right I always forget which one is in the suitcase enclosure.
Well I replaced my blower motor and it improved the air flow so who knows.
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How bad is getting to the evaporater and blower motor? It looks pretty demanding, like I'd have to take apart a lot of stuff.
Also, if I do this myself, I know NOTHING about air conditioning systems. Is there any do's or don'ts I need to know? I mean, honestly, I had to go look up what a evaporater was to see what y'all were talking about.
Also, people talk about gases leaking, if I take apart my evaporator housing, is stuff going to leak out? Can I just take it apart and put stuff back together?
Also, if I do this myself, I know NOTHING about air conditioning systems. Is there any do's or don'ts I need to know? I mean, honestly, I had to go look up what a evaporater was to see what y'all were talking about.
Also, people talk about gases leaking, if I take apart my evaporator housing, is stuff going to leak out? Can I just take it apart and put stuff back together?
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How bad is getting to the evaporater and blower motor? It looks pretty demanding, like I'd have to take apart a lot of stuff.
Also, if I do this myself, I know NOTHING about air conditioning systems. Is there any do's or don'ts I need to know? I mean, honestly, I had to go look up what a evaporater was to see what y'all were talking about.
Also, people talk about gases leaking, if I take apart my evaporator housing, is stuff going to leak out? Can I just take it apart and put stuff back together?
Also, if I do this myself, I know NOTHING about air conditioning systems. Is there any do's or don'ts I need to know? I mean, honestly, I had to go look up what a evaporater was to see what y'all were talking about.
Also, people talk about gases leaking, if I take apart my evaporator housing, is stuff going to leak out? Can I just take it apart and put stuff back together?
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....you wouldn't take it out unless you needed to REPAIR the system (evaporator) and in doing so, you'll need to vacuum it down and recharge...
