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hey any help would secure your place in heaven.

98 honda civic

a/c blows cold when it is cool outside

when it is hot the a/c stops working

i have heard that the a/c switch on the dash could cause the problem, any
other ideas?

The most likely cause is low refrigerant, caused by a leak. The air coming
out of the vents should be 40ºF-45ºF on a hot day, max air setting, doors
and windows open. You may be able to restore performance with a recharge
kit from an auto parts store, but the system really needs professional
attention. Lots of these guys are dishonest or incompetent, and will give
you a big bill and your vehicle back, without all the leaks fixed. Ask
around for who has the best reputation locally.

Earle

"m night stupidmoive" <email@next.net> wrote in message
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> hey any help would secure your place in heaven.
>
> 98 honda civic
>
> a/c blows cold when it is cool outside
>
> when it is hot the a/c stops working
>
> i have heard that the a/c switch on the dash could cause the problem, any
> other ideas?

thanks, earle,

i should have included this, the r-134 is full. no leaks

when i say it stops working i mean the compressor clutch disengages

thanks

"Earle Horton" <earle-NOSPAM-horton@msn.com> wrote in
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>
> "m night stupidmoive" <email@next.net> wrote in message
> news:nbGdnc28XoRqPyDZnZ2dnUVZ_tOdnZ2d@giganews.com ...
>> hey any help would secure your place in heaven.
>>
>> 98 honda civic
>>
>> a/c blows cold when it is cool outside
>>
>> when it is hot the a/c stops working
>>
>> i have heard that the a/c switch on the dash could cause the problem,
>> any other ideas?
>
>
>

m night stupidmoive wrote:
>
> hey any help would secure your place in heaven.
>
> 98 honda civic
>
> a/c blows cold when it is cool outside
>
> when it is hot the a/c stops working
>
> i have heard that the a/c switch on the dash could cause the problem, any
> other ideas?


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Your AC won't work right if the coolant reservoir isn't full enough (air
in cooling system). . The engine doesn't generate the right signal to
the AC if it's sensors aren't immersed / reading correct temps.
Top up the reservoir (to MAX) three days in a row and see if it's
'using' coolant (displacing air, actually).

P.S. Have you changed the Cabin Filter lately?

'Curly'

curly, you are rockin'


i think this might be on the right track! the coolant was low.

i had the a/c problem a few weeks ago, i had low coolant at that time
too. i filled it up and the a/c problem went away, i didn't put the two
together though.


the civic has a cabin filter?

thanks.


"'Curly Q. Links'" <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote in
news:44BDB397.6405B519@interbaun.com:

> m night stupidmoive wrote:
>>
>> hey any help would secure your place in heaven.
>>
>> 98 honda civic
>>
>> a/c blows cold when it is cool outside
>>
>> when it is hot the a/c stops working
>>


>> i have heard that the a/c switch on the dash could cause the problem,
>> any other ideas?
>
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> Your AC won't work right if the coolant reservoir isn't full enough
> (air in cooling system). . The engine doesn't generate the right
> signal to the AC if it's sensors aren't immersed / reading correct
> temps. Top up the reservoir (to MAX) three days in a row and see if
> it's 'using' coolant (displacing air, actually).
>
> P.S. Have you changed the Cabin Filter lately?
>
> 'Curly'
>