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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 06:07 PM
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My 2000 C5 A/C will run perfectly fine, nice and cold. Eventually, it seems to barely blow much air and it's semi-cool. The cabin will definitely start to become uncomfortable so I turn the A/C off and just let the fan run on vent. The excess cold air then blows out. After several minutes I turn the A/C back on and it's back to normal. The process repeats itself for as long as I'm running the A/C. Any ideas?
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 07:05 PM
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sounds like it's freezing up, this may sound strange but just read it here this past week the Freon could be low ????
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 07:10 PM
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Your strainer could be plugged your evap coil could be dirty
Look at the txv or the receiver and see if they are frosting you probably have a restriction
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 09:55 PM
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Definitely sounds like it is under charged
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