I fixed my car's A/C :-D

Elsewhere

I normally don't work on my car because it usually ends up worst off than when I began to "fix" it. Well, today I need to have the A/C fixed because it was blowing kinda-cold, but not really-cold... and the Texas heat is starting to bear down.

I brought my car to several places and was turned away every time because they had too much to do already or because they were about to close for Easter.

I was desperate... the Texas heat is just too much for me to handle... so I drove to Walmart and got a little kit for about $25 that has some freon, a hose, a screw on pressure gauge and a little valve. I followed the directions and measured the pressure. Sure enough, I was low; so I hooked the little tank of freon to the system and topped it off.

Walla! Now my A/C is cooooooold! <----- [ Doing the Not a Mechanic But Still Fixed my Car for Cheap Happy Dance ]

Jesika

You are already complaining about it being hot??????????

We haven't even turned the A/C on in the house yet, just have the windows open.

It is far from HOT!!!!

Well, congrats on fixing the prob, but at least you have a/c in your car, my truck doesn't have a/c.

Nathan Natas

Way to go, dude!

I hereby dub thee Sir Goodwrench!

Warrigal

Now all you need is that nifty can of leak detector and a special light to find the spot where all your freon is running out. I'm still trying to figure out why my vehicle overheats in the winter and stays within normal temperature range when I run the a/c. Gotta be the fan switch????

Elsewhere

Yeah... sounds like the switch that detects when your car is hot is not activating the fan.

http://autos.yahoo.com/repair/results/ques021.html Four things can prevent a fan from coming on when it should: a bad temperature switch or coolant sensor (or problem in the switch or sensor wiring circuit); a bad fan relay; a wiring problem (blown fuse, loose or corroded connector, shorts, opens, etc.); or a failure of the fan motor itself. Only the latter would require replacing the fan motor.

You can rule out a wiring problem... you know that the fan works because it turns on for the AC.

free will

nice work, elsewhere. happy easter.

Big Tex

You are already complaining about it being hot??????????

You bet. I ran my AC all during winter. I think I was a polar bear in a former life. Maybe it's that extra layer of blubber and it provides me with too much insulation. I'm of the opinion that you can never have too much AC.

You're a better man than I Elsewhere. Good job! Anything under the hood is well beyond this 17 IQ mind. Manly men doing manly things in a manly fashion.

Aztec

Wow! It took me almost 10 minutes to figure out where the switch for my windshield wipers was. LOL! I'm definatly not mechanically abled. Congrats and good job! I wish it was warm enough for me to turn on my A/C! :) ~Aztec

liquidsky

I can't even change a tire.

Thats what men are for.

bikerchic

<<<<<NOT A MECHANIC HEREbut:

I'm still trying to figure out why my vehicle overheats in the winter and stays within normal temperature range when I run the a/c. Gotta be the fan switch????

I was thinking temp. gage, I don't know what temp gage but it happened to my car once and that was what it was.......something to do with the heater core, valve thingy.

Katie (of the don't even know how to open the hood on my car class)

PS Elsewhere can onacruse call you about the a/c kit, I think it get hot here in Oregon in the summer? You sound like a professional, how much do you charge?

I fixed my car's A/C :-D

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