nutt7 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Hi all, Havent posted in a while, hope everyone is doing well...anyway heres my deal. My AC is retrofitted to r134a and the system was dry and clean when I did it and I also replaced the drier. The AC blows cold and feels great but the car dies after it warms up. If i turn the AC on when Im cruising, the coolant temp climbs and climbs and doesnt stop until I turn the AC off. it also feels like I am pulling a trailor when the AC is on. Im running 4-5psi of boost just to maintain 70 mph on a flat road with the AC on. I thought I needed more pag oil, so I added 4oz more with no difference. low pressure side is ok...what should high pres. side read? Any ideas? could the coolant SENSOR have anything to do with this? My next question is this: Should I just ditch the AC?...its one less 8lb pulley and makes room for the oil cooler and better radiator efficiency. I will most likely do this if my fix requires more than $30...whats your opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Fix it or ditch it? Is that even debatable? Throw that junk in the garbage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneCake Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Fix it or ditch it? Is that even debatable? Throw that junk in the garbage Dude, have you ever been to Phoenix? I'm sure that 110 degrees in the shade doesn't feel too nice without AC. I say find a way to keep it and upgrade to a 2-core radiator (if your car does not have one already). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutt7 Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 I do have a 2 core radiator...6 of my 8 cars Ive owned have not had AC...its not too bad, as long as you park in the shade (yesterday my car was 160 deg inside parked in the sun!) and drive with no shirt on :-p plus it makes being outside more tolerable because you get used to it! Then again I have lived my whole life in the AZ sun, including summer football and such, so maybe I am calloused to the heat...its the cold that gets me! To me AC is a luxury, thats why its debatable for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Dude, have you ever been to Phoenix? I'm sure that 110 degrees in the shade doesn't feel too nice without AC. I say find a way to keep it and upgrade to a 2-core radiator (if your car does not have one already). Um ya? It gets over 100 degrees in more places than Phoenix, AZ.... AC makes people weak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 ac helps to kill subarus in hot weather too. ditch the ac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warp3 Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 If i turn the AC on when Im cruising, the coolant temp climbs and climbs and doesnt stop until I turn the AC off. Are you sure the A/C compressor fan is kicking on along with the A/C? If it's not, that may explain the increased temps during A/C usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theDirtyRue Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Are you sure the A/C compressor fan is kicking on along with the A/C? If it's not, that may explain the increased temps during A/C usage. Fans really only do you good at low speeds. Cruising you should have enough airflow going through to cool it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subi81 Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Maybe your pump is shot, causeing a lot of drag? Maybe one of your lines got crushed somehow? I ditched my ac and I live in redding, 100+ all summer. I guess you get used to it. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertsubaru Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Even up here in north A.Z. it gets to be 100+. My ac quit last summer when it was 110! As long as your moving its not to bad.This year my radiator is going bad and i just cant afford to replace at this time. So i took my A.C condenser out and mounted it where spare goes hooked heater hoses up to it and put the ac fan on the bottom of condenser hooked to toggle switch and it keeps my car cooler then the radiator ever did!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagwagon Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 If your not an a/c-oholic I would ditch the junk. That's what i did. But Oregon only gets +100 for about 6 day's a year. park in the shade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suberdave Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 my opp. ditch it... but i live in washington, where it rearly sees triple digets. i junked the ac in my 87 turbo wagon for some of the same reasons you have talked about. dont miss it at all -=suberdave=- www.suberdave.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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