[s-cars] A/C no workey

[Bob DG]

I had my system COMPLETELY empty, compressor still turned on, didn't last 
long though, hence the new compressor...

When do we suppose Audi and other German car makers will figure out how to 
make decent AC and power steering? All they need to do is stop by Munich or 
Stuttgart (or Japan god forbid).




>From: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>
>To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] A/C no workey
>Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:56:23 -0500
>
>I suppose that the AC control head know enough about the conditions of the
>refrigerant to turn the compressor off at the head.
>I past models (to the best of my knowledge) it was all done after the
>control head.
>The low / high pressure switches both disabled the compressor with out
>intervention of the control head unit.
>I am not 100 % sure though.
>
>Mark
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob DG" <bobs6 at msn.com>
>To: <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>; <pizzoman at yahoo.com>;
><s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 8:51 PM
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] A/C no workey
>
>
> > What's too cold? It was as high as 35 today, when I brought it out of 
>the
> > garage this morning the temp guage read 50, didn't work then either...
> >
> >
> > >From: chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> > >To: Joseph Pizzimenti <pizzoman at yahoo.com>, Bob DG <bobs6 at msn.com>,
> > >s-car-list at audifans.com
> > >Subject: Re: [s-cars] A/C no workey
> > >Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:27:11 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > >If it is too cold the compressor won't kick on because the condensation
> > >would freaze up the compressor.
> > >
> > >At least that's what I have read on this list....
> > >
> > >
> > >HTH
> > >
> > >Chris
> > >
> > >
> > >--- Joseph Pizzimenti <pizzoman at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > Compressor will not kick on below a certain exterior
> > > > temp in order to preserve itself.  Something about the
> > > > bearings exploding or something.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Bob DG <bobs6 at msn.com> wrote:
> > > > > Gents,
> > > > >
> > > > > I know it isn't really AC weather- but...
> > > > >
> > > > > I can't get my compressor to go on. Not with
> > > > > defrost, not by pressing
> > > > > snowflake. The snowflake will light up if I hold the
> > > > > snowflake button, but
> > > > > then it goes off. Do these systems have low pressure
> > > > > switches? Am I  out of
> > > > > freon? My compressor is a brand new audi unit as of
> > > > > last summer...
> > > > >
> > > > >
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