Honda Car Forum

I used to own a 2001 Civic with and I now own a 2002 CR-V.
The CR-V AC is much more efficient than the one in the Civic. Even on a very
hot day it blows cold air right after the engine was started.
I think that it has a lot to do with the MAX AC mode which the CR-V has and
the Civic doesn't.
BTW, at some point I had my front bumper removed because my front fender was
slightly bent and I was able to fully see the radiators.
The CR-V has 2 full size radiators where the AC one is in the front of the
engine coolant one. This makes each radiator twice as big as the ones I've
seen in the previous generation Civic. In the Civic the radiators were side
by side.

"Jonson" <Jonson@AOL.COM> wrote in message
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> Is there a factory spec for how cold the air should be coming out of the
> front dash vents with maximum a/c turned on?
>
> I have a new Odessy that I would like to take have looked at by dealer but
> would first like to know if I have something to complain about.
>
> your thoughts appreciated
>
> rk
>
>

i called the dealership service dept. They said the air comming out the
vents should be 42f about. that is what my working van measures. the new
honda measures 55 so I will be takin it in to have it looked at.

thanks
"Chip Stein" <chip@chipanddebby.com> wrote in message
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> > > Is there a factory spec for how cold the air should be coming out of
the
> > > front dash vents with maximum a/c turned on?
> > >
> > > I have a new Odessy that I would like to take have looked at by dealer
but
> > > would first like to know if I have something to complain about.
> > >
> > > your thoughts appreciated
> > >
> > > rk
> > >
> > >
>
> no there is no real spec. it depends on ambient air temp, humidity.
> and volume of air through the condenser. don't expect an answer. all
> they can do is an a/c performance test, and a pressure test.
> Chip

chip@chipanddebby.com (Chip Stein) writes:

> no there is no real spec. it depends on ambient air temp, humidity.
>and volume of air through the condenser. don't expect an answer. all
>they can do is an a/c performance test, and a pressure test.

The 92 Civic service manual contains a large graph that gives the range
of air temperatures you should expect, based on outside temperature and
humidity, for a particular set of running conditions. Is this missing
from later service manuals?

Performance does depend on the condition of the ambient air, but that
doesn't mean there are no standards for what the A/C should do.

Dave