91 Mustang LX (5.0) Air Conditioner Not Working

Apr 16, 2004 2 Replies
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Help, my air conditioner is not operating normally. Here are the symptoms...


  1. Last Sunday 11 April, it worked intermittently (system would blow cold air for a while then it would warm up, then it would cool off again). I checked under the hood, and the compressor was running without cycling on & off. Also last summer, I had system checked out and it needed approximately one pound of Freon.


  1. Today (15 April) I tried running the AC again, but the system only blew ambient temperature air. I checked under the hood, this time the compressor was not running.



I'm thinking the system has a serious leak & is empty. Any AC smart guys have any Ideas or suggestions? I'm located in the Florida panhandle and summer is fast approaching. Thanks in advance.



Thomas


** Help, my air conditioner is not operating normally. Here are the ** symptoms... ** ** 1. Last Sunday 11 April, it worked intermittently (system would blow cold ** air for a while then it would warm up, then it would cool off again). I ** checked under the hood, and the compressor was running without cycling on & ** off. Also last summer, I had system checked out and it needed approximately ** one pound of Freon. ** ** 2. Today (15 April) I tried running the AC again, but the system only blew ** ambient temperature air. I checked under the hood, this time the compressor ** was not running. ** ** I'm thinking the system has a serious leak & is empty. Any AC smart guys ** have any Ideas or suggestions? I'm located in the Florida panhandle and ** summer is fast approaching. Thanks in advance. ** ** Thomas **

You're probably short-cycling; that is, without enough refrigerant in the system, it cycles on/off and then eventually just off. If you're going through that much refrigerant, you probably have a leak in the system that needs to be repaired before refilling again. See a qualified A/C technician for help.

-JD

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Thanks JD, I suspected as much, I'll try and have it looked at very soon.

Thomas

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