[Shotimes] A/C woes

[Jason Hartberger]

actually, it's on my wife's 95ATX. my 94ATX has such a bad exhaust leak 
I wouldn't be able to hear it anyway... *sigh*

Jason



Adam Parrott wrote:
> Jason,
> 
> I assume that the "low whistle" you're experiencing is on your '94 ATX?  
> If so, then I wouldn't worry about it.  My '95 has done the same thing 
> at idle since I've owned it.  I've just chalked it up as yet another ATX 
> oddity.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Hartberger" 
> <at3hartberger@mail.com>
> To: "Shotimes Mailing List" <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 4:38 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] A/C woes
> 
> 
>> Hey gang, I have a perplexing question. I recharged the A/C system in 
>> the wife's car up to about 45 psi, but the damned thing still won't 
>> blow cold air. I looked at the clutch, and it's rhythmically cycling 
>> on and off on MAX A/C. I did the broomstick (actually mop handle in 
>> this case) test with no different results. It'll turn on for about 
>> half a second then shut off for about 3. I hooked a pressure gauge up 
>> to the low pressure port and it was at 45 right before it would cycle, 
>> then it'd turn on and immediately drop to about 20, at which point 
>> it'd shut off. then it would slowly get back up to 45 before it'd try 
>> again. wtf is up with that?
>>
>> Also, I've noticed a low whistle coming out of the intake at idle. I 
>> spent like 5 minutes hunting for it 'til I took the air filter off... 
>> sounds like someone's in there whistling a really low note. It's 
>> pretty loud. It goes away as soon as I goose the throttle and it comes 
>> back as the engine dips back to idle. All gears.
>>
>> Anybody know what's up with either of these symptoms? Any help would 
>> be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jason Hartberger, AT3 USN
>> USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
>> AIMD/IM-3 CASS
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Jason Hartberger, AT3(AW) USN
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
AIMD/IM-3 CASS