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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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I'm looking to solve a problem that I've had for about 1yr. First, I have a supercharged 402 ... wanted to get that out of the way up front. Once my car heats up, the air shuts off and the runs off and on.

When I lived in CA it wasn't much of an issue. But, now that I'm in Austin, TX it's a hassle.

Any advice/thoughts?
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tfenton
I'm looking to solve a problem that I've had for about 1yr. First, I have a supercharged 402 ... wanted to get that out of the way up front. Once my car heats up, the air shuts off and the runs off and on.

When I lived in CA it wasn't much of an issue. But, now that I'm in Austin, TX it's a hassle.

Any advice/thoughts?
If your car's an 05 it was overcharged with r134 from the factory. I just had mine fixed a couple of weeks ago.

Check out post 25 on this thread.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...78&forum_id=74

I printed the post for my dealer and they found the document and did what it specifies and I've not had a problem since.

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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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What temp is your car running? I had a similar problem when the car would get up to around 230. I had to install a larger radiator.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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AC may be overcharged. Happened to me with a turbo install on my G35 coupe.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 11:51 PM
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Hook up some AC pressure gagues to see what is going on. Not all systems were over charged.
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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 07:30 AM
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thanks guys ... just what i needed. Off to the dealer! Car tem runs about 215 ...
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