Air Conditioning not as cold..
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Le Mans Master
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From: North/Central NJ - a.k.a. Gotti in the CFNE section
St. Jude Donor '05
Air Conditioning not as cold..
2000 C5 w/ 34k miles.. Air condition is cool, not cold.. Easy fix? Anyone help with experience? 
.. Thanks
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Racer
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just last week mine was colder on the passenger side than the driver side, hell ! i just knew it was in the mixing box under the dash so i pulled everthing out and found nothing. so then stangkiller says check the freon . i dont understand it either but check the freon. it wasnt that low either good luck
Melting Slicks
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once you have a leak in the AC system its only a matter of time before all the freon is gone. Find the source of the leak before recharging the freon or else you will just have to keep replacing it.
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Racer
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i believe everyone is refering to R-134a rather than R-12, aka freon (used in pre 1993, but now banned due to ozone depletion). R-134a is available in almost all auto part stores and anyone can buy it. They're in steel can typically in the cooling section of the stores. Some have "leak stop" in them, but it's still up in the air as to if it works. Other option is to find the leak - typically involves putting a uv dye into the systems and looking everything over with a blacklight. New systems are more expensive and use "sniffers" to detect the refrigerant. Hope this helps and good luck
Pro
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Originally Posted by Z0Sick6
2000 C5 w/ 34k miles.. Air condition is cool, not cold.. Easy fix? Anyone help with experience? .. Thanks
.. ThanksCost is pretty low to rechareg and fix an O-ring leak - the most likely source of a problem. Find a garage that you can trust and have them do it.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by Cole
When it comes to refrigeration, I use professional help. The alternative is to purchase/borrow guages, get 134A refrigerant from a parts store or Walmart and recharge the system. You can purchase dye tracer systems to find leaks also, but the professionals do it quickly and easily.
Cost is pretty low to rechareg and fix an O-ring leak - the most likely source of a problem. Find a garage that you can trust and have them do it.
Cost is pretty low to rechareg and fix an O-ring leak - the most likely source of a problem. Find a garage that you can trust and have them do it.
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