Douglas Anderson <doug@douglasanderson.net> wrote:
> Ok, 4 dr Civic LX, only 6000 miles. We have had the car for 7 months
> and with the latest heat waves have observed the Air Conditioning
> acting weird. I know Honda's are not known for cranking out the
> coldest air, but that is not my complaint. Here is the situation, has

The air coming out of the vents on my 2003 Civic Hybrid is very cold.
Sometimes it is so cold I adjust the temperature to just a little cooler
than the cabin temperature. The old spec used to be 20 degrees cooler
coming out of the vent than ambient cabin temp. I haven't measured the new
one.

> Drive car (doesn't matter how long/fast)
> A/C on, coldest temp, max fan speed, recirc mode

There's that recirc mode again... different thread going on in the last
week or so. You might search Google.
Subject: Re: 2003 Accord Air Conditioning (A/C) stops working
(blows hot) intermittently

< http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...s.makers.honda >


> accelerate to drive off from stop

> -- Air begins to get warmer (not hot) and more humid (probably due to
> warmer air hitting wet evaporator) --

How hard are you accelerating? There is a full throttle cutout for the
A/C, to allow better acceleration. Maybe your are hitting that.

> This will repeat at every semi-long stop. I also have an 02 Accord

Short stops don't do it? Sounds like it might be a vacuum leak.
What about a long acceleration? Can you feel the effects of the cutout?
I rarely do in my Civic, but I have felt it.

> I think this is unacceptable, on a 90+ degree day outside this temp
> rise is significant enough to be uncomfortable.

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