Thanks again. I got outrageously high quotes, starting at $250 to fix the
AC last summer, and I was afraid to take the car on the road this weekend.
I-95 through MD is very unforgiving.

Josh

"Pete from Boston" <masspete@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Josh wrote:
> > Thanks. I need to get the AC fixed anyway. It blows hot air only as of
> > last summer.
>
> There's a series of logical assumptions and deductions regarding the
> heating and cooling system that I can't always keep track of, but having
> dealt with these problems on both an 87 and a 90 Accord, I would agree
> with the other people here -- try replacing the thermostat. A faulty one
> will make the rest of the system malfunction, and it's such a cheap
> (~$15) and easily replaceable part (do-able by an unintimidated novice)
> that it's worth a try. Sometimes they just go. Unusual-temperature air
> from your vents could be another sign of this.
>
> As other people have said, though, parts of the dash just tend to get
> hot. When I had a tape deck, tapes would come out quite hot. But not
> when the car first heated up.
>
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