Ac acting weird!

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  1. Batman13

    Batman13 Light Load Member

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    I know where the condenser is located..but what exactly is a condenser?
     
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  3. Batman13

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    I did notice when I was checking it out down there...that there was some dripping..but couldn't see where exactly it was coming from..
     
  4. snowwy

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    It's common for water to drip.

    Back in the days of r12. A good working system would frost up and melt.

    134 isn't as efficient.
     
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  5. Rideandrepair

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    The condenser sits in front of the radiator, as does the cac, Charge air cooler, it cools the exhaust gases that spin the turbo, before it gets to the intake manifold. The Condenser takes in heat absorbed 134a in gas form from the compressor, and cools it down, condensing it into a liquid form, which also lowers the pressure of the 134a, then it goes through the air drier, then through the expansion valves where it’s turned into gas form again, and sent through the evaporators (Cab and Bunk) where it absorbs Heat, and goes back to compressor. The fan when engaged pulls air in through the radiator fins, and condenser fins, ( and cac fins) to cool everything. If the fins on any of these three are blocked, air can’t flow. If blocked with debris,(usually the front of radiator, behind the cac, and condenser). The condenser will cool only when moving. While idling,engine fan may run, but can’t do its job, keeping the condenser from doing its job, the result is a/c blows hot air, and the high pressure switch shuts compressor off completely, since the systems pressure stays too high. Hope that helps.
     
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  6. snowwy

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    The condensor does the same job for freon that the radiator does for coolant.
     
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  7. Ridgeline

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    Ok where are you talking about?

    Down where?

    Your pants?lol

    Seriously if it is coming from the firewall, most likely that's either the area under the whindshield drain or it is the evaporator drain where water is pulled out of the air by the a/c.

    If it is coming from the front where the condenser, cac and radiator is, time to get it into a shop so you don't mess anything up (not saying you are stupid but sometimes it is better to get trained eyes on a problem).
     
  8. Batman13

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    So I checked out the blower..the condenser..the wires..on yalls advice..but found out to be pretty simple..the power harness for the blower was just fried to ####!! Got it fixed and now finally have cold air!!
     
  9. Rideandrepair

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    Good deal, I thought that was it. If the same ever happens on the bunk blower, check the harness pigtail at the bunks blower switch, they tend to get too hot, and fry out the wires, and the switch itself.
     
  10. Batman13

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    Okkkkkk...so I'm back again! So another problem with my ac!! While driving the ac randomly and quickly turned hot...I checked the fuses...(let me back track for a min...I had switched 2 fuses that had to do with the cab...bcuz the same thing happened 2 days ago..and as soon as I did that..the cold air quickly turned on) and when I had replaced fuses..nothing this time..it still stayed hot air...I also checked the blower and the harness looks fine..but when I touched (cant remember the name at the moment...the one to the left of the blower that's always cold lmao) but it was real warm..so I tried the reset with the knobs..but it doesn't work..there's no flashing lights nada...so I started driving...about 10 mins later I just turned the knob on to cold and on 8 and luckily it was cold!! Has anybody had the same problem?? Any answers/ideas??
     
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