'87 4kq: A/C: good as it gets?

[Brandon Rogers]

My old '84 4kq never had _good_ a/c.  It was barely adequate-however I never
did have it recharged before selling the car.  When i purchased my '84 urq I
expected the a/c to be the same.  It, however, was much better.  And since,
I've recently had it converted to R134a (I was having the heater core
replaced--so did a/c while in there) it is actually very nice.  So maybe you
should have the a/c serviced/recharged.  ??

Brandon
'84 urquattro
'98 A4


> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 11:58:49 -0700
> To: Quattro List <quattro at audifans.com>
> From: Andrew Buc <abuc at attglobal.net>
> Reply-To: Andrew Buc <abuc at attglobal.net>
> Subject: '87 4kq: A/C: good as it gets?
>
> My 4kq is the first car I've had w/air conditioning, and I live in a
climate
> where I don't often need to use it, so I don't know how much to expect of
the
> AC. But on a recent road trip, I would have liked to be a bit cooler.
>
> I recently drove up from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., and back a few days
later.
> I'd guesstimate that ambient temp was 80F, maybe a few degrees higher. The
air
> coming from the center dash vent was somewhat cooler than ambient, but an
> Arctic blast it definitely wasn't. Presumably I would have been warmer w/o
the
> AC, but as I said, I was still slightly uncomfortable.
>
> Is this as good as it gets? If not, what are the first things to check,
and
> roughly what might it set me back to fix them? TIA
>
>