Anyone having overheating issues?
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Anyone having overheating issues?
So it's like 110 and I turn my a/c on... the needle starts creeping up.
I can't put it higher than 2 without it starting to toast the car in this heat. Is anyone else having this problem?
This heat just isn't letting the car cool down.
I can't put it higher than 2 without it starting to toast the car in this heat. Is anyone else having this problem?
This heat just isn't letting the car cool down.
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no problems here yet, taking it back in soon for the dreaded tapping noise again and harsh AC engagement.. im pretty sure my car isnt supposed to hiccup when the ac turns on, and im pretty sure its not supposed to tap its way around town
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Originally Posted by ryball
So it's like 110 and I turn my a/c on... the needle starts creeping up.
I can't put it higher than 2 without it starting to toast the car in this heat. Is anyone else having this problem?
This heat just isn't letting the car cool down.
I can't put it higher than 2 without it starting to toast the car in this heat. Is anyone else having this problem?
This heat just isn't letting the car cool down.
but no the car is fine, in 110 heat in traffic the needle stays solid. sounds like you have some kind of cooling issue, maybe a thermostat? try flushing you coolant.
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Originally Posted by ryball
Yeah, it was in stop and go traffic. It also happened at Hammy. I got scurred and dropped the a/c down.
What's weird is that turning off AC didn't make a difference, just load, and going faster didn't cool it down. I stopped to pay the toll, and it dropped to one notch above normal and stayed there, then I was home in another 5 minutes with no other rises. It only spiked that once, and as soon as I got home, I flipped the car off and back on, and it settled immediately into normal temp even idling in a hot garage and hasn't deviated since. I'm inclined to think an air bubble, or maybe the temp sensor just freaking out a bit, as the car didn't boil over when it "got hot" or anything, either
Who knows, I know I've run up and down the grapevine and around in Palm Springs during 125+ degree days in the summer in the wagon with no problems, so I'm just keeping an eye on it.
My biggest problem is that I have to be moving at a decent clip to get any AC action, it won't pull enough air through the condenser to cool in this heat when I'm stopped. My AC system isn't quite what it used to be.
FWIW, the fan setting shouldn't make any difference with the AC system, as the clutch is engaged and the heat exchangers are going no matter what if it's on.....
Last edited by sybir; 07-25-2006 at 12:44 PM.
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Originally Posted by ryball
So it's like 110 and I turn my a/c on... the needle starts creeping up.
I can't put it higher than 2 without it starting to toast the car in this heat. Is anyone else having this problem?
This heat just isn't letting the car cool down.
I can't put it higher than 2 without it starting to toast the car in this heat. Is anyone else having this problem?
This heat just isn't letting the car cool down.
Is it getting hotter or flat out over heating?
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