I've started some preliminary troubleshooting of the air conditioning on my '84 Rabbit. Unfortunately, my Bentley doesn't really say anything about air conditioning. It appears that the refrigerant in my bunny is still the old R12, so I'm figuring that I will need to get it converted to R134a in order to get it charged. Here are my initial questions:
- From what I understand, turning on the A/C should have the effect of turning on the radiator fan. But what I don't understand is: the radiator fan only blows air on to the condensor. Where is the fan/blower that controls how much heat or A/C blows into the interior? I have a vertical lever for controlling fan speed on my dash, but it isn't working. It doesn't matter what setting that switch is on, the volume of air blowing out of the vents doesn't change. I'm not sure where to investigate this problem.
- As stated above, my blower (whereever it is located) doesn't seem to work with heat or A/C. But regardless, does the A/C function independently of this blower? When I slide the horizontal lever to A/C, what little air I feel coming out of the vents is not cold at all. I'm not sure if the temperature of the air coming out is related to issue #1 or not.
Thanks, Bryan Walton