[Shotimes] Re AC Problem
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schaefer01@core.com
Wed, 9 Jul 2003 17:36:38 -0400
I am having the same problem with my 95MTX. If you turn it off for a
while it seems to run cold again for a while. Seems to occur if idling
for any time. I would appreciate any suggestions on this problem also.
ewschaefer
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> 1. Re: AutoShow in Motion (Randy Palmer)
> 2. A/C problems. (MICHAEL SHELBY)
> 3. RE: Convention weather (Ron Porter)
> 4. Re: A/C problems. (Steve Weinrich)
> 5. Tires for convention/rest of the summer (Bruce Malachuk)
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> Message: 1
> From: "Randy Palmer" <Randy_Palmer@hotmail.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 12:43:55 -0400
> Subject: [Shotimes] Re: AutoShow in Motion
>
> Highly recommended. We checked it out here in Boston at Weymouth
Naval Air
> Station and had a blast.
>
> The highlight was beating on a Corvette ZO6. Nice piece of
machinery, I
> wouldn't mind having one. Quite an abundancy of power and phenomenal
> brakes.
>
> The supercharged Bonneville was a disappointing POS.
>
> The Pontiac Vibe was interesting. Would make an OK commuter car or
3rd car
> for the children.
>
> -RP
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 21:25:05 -0500
> > From: "Justin Schick" <jschick@aafp.org>
> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: [Shotimes] auto show in motion
> >
> > http://www.autoshowinmotion.com
> >
> > I don't know if this is going on in any other cities or not, but
seemed
> > to be worth checking out.
> >
> > Justin
> > '92 SHO in KC MO, 192k and counting
> > SHOTimes list info: http://www.shotimes.com/SHO1.html
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> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> From: "MICHAEL SHELBY" <mshelby@peoplepc.com>
> Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 09:45:43 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: [Shotimes] A/C problems.
>
> Anyone have advice for an A/C problem? My '94 MTX had
> been cooling fine. I was driving and the air became
> hot. I've checked and the compressor clutch is engaged
> (seems to run continously at idle, but it is hot out).
> I also ran the self test on the automatic climate
> control and received the 888 code (all ok).
>
> Compressor was making some moaning noises at idle for
> about a month. If it was low on R134A, the compressor
> wouldn't come on right? If the compressor had failed,
> it should have lost the R134A....
>
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> Message: 3
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: "'shotimes'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Convention weather
> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 12:50:14 -0400
>
> Gee, and I thought the Quaife was God's gift to SHOs, since they are
the
> best for saving your life, curing disease, fixing the economy, and
making
> the car more stable in 70 mph corners?? ;-)
>
> (and no, I don't want to start the Quaife thread again!!!)
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-
admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:33 PM
> To: shotimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Convention weather
>
>
> Smooth is the hard part though, with a quaife yanking you all
> over the track.
>
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> Message: 4
> From: "Steve Weinrich" <stevwein@swbell.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>, "MICHAEL SHELBY" <mshelby@peoplepc.com>
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] A/C problems.
> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 11:59:45 -0500
>
> Look VERY carefully at the compressor clutch. They can fail with the
outer
> hub turning, but the middle has disintegrated so that the compressor
shaft
> does not turn.
>
> Use an inspection mirror and a flashlight to observe the nut on the
> compressor shaft while the clutch is "engaged and rotating." If the
nut is
> not turning, you know that you are, at least, in need of a clutch.
> Hopefully that will be all and the compressor has not seized.
>
> Give your symptoms of the noise from the compressor, I would not be
> optimistic that you will get by with only a clutch. Compressor
failures
> only cause the refigerant charge to be lost if the sealed system is
> breached. This is not usually the case.
>
> When compressors seized, they often relase particles into the system
causing
> the need for extensive replacement or flushing of other components of
the
> system.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MICHAEL SHELBY" <mshelby@peoplepc.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:45 AM
> Subject: [Shotimes] A/C problems.
>
>
> > Anyone have advice for an A/C problem? My '94 MTX had
> > been cooling fine. I was driving and the air became
> > hot. I've checked and the compressor clutch is engaged
> > (seems to run continously at idle, but it is hot out).
> > I also ran the self test on the automatic climate
> > control and received the 888 code (all ok).
> >
> > Compressor was making some moaning noises at idle for
> > about a month. If it was low on R134A, the compressor
> > wouldn't come on right? If the compressor had failed,
> > it should have lost the R134A....
> >
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> Message: 5
> From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
> To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 13:20:09 -0400
> Subject: [Shotimes] Tires for convention/rest of the summer
>
> I'm just about to order up my new rubber for all 4 corners. I'm
pretty much
> sold on doing with Yokohama ES100's all the way round, but wanted some
> opinions on sizing. I know that 225/55/16 is close to our stock size,
and I'm
> leaning that way cause the speedo will be off a tiny bit which will
make my
> speedo dead on. But I've read about the "changes" to gearing ratios
by using a
> smaller tire, and was thinking about getting a 225/50/16 tire with
that in
> mind. I like to drive my car, I think its kinda fast, I want to get
to the
> drags later this summer, and I wondered if that little profile change
would be
> worth having a more inaccurate speedo? They're going on my slicers,
so I know
> I can't get to much above 225
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Bruce
> 94 Opal Frost MTX
> 93 Black ATX - winter beater then parts car :-)
>
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