[Shotimes] Re AC Problem

Your Name 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
> 
> 
> 
> ----- 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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> Message: 2
> 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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