[s-cars] AC cut out

[Robert Rossato]

Good point, Vincent.

As I recall you wiped out entire species of bugs on your trip down to
SFest that year.

bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Vincent Frégeac
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:11 PM
> To: 'Robert Rossato'; 'james McCarthy'; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] AC cut out
> 
> 
> Don't forget bugs (remember my 2005 S-Fest bumper?) and other alien
> materials that partially block the condensor over time. Run 
> high volume, low
> pressure water from the engine bay through the radiator. The 
> best is to use
> an "open end" garden hose (nothing but the end of the hose). You'll be
> amazed at the amount of scrap that will come out from the radiator and
> condenser.
> 
> Don't use high pressure if you don't want to bend your ageing 
> radiator fins
> and block the airflow. The garden hose MUST be "open end" so 
> you have large
> water volume with minimum pressure.
> 
> 
> 
> Vincent
> //S-Bitch under "planned" surgery
> Fiat SpeedTicketer under surgery
> BMW 318S running but without bird-name... yet!
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] De la part de Robert Rossato
> Envoyé : 28 août 2007 08:02
> À : 'james McCarthy'; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Objet : Re: [s-cars] AC cut out
> 
> This is a common occurrence on really hot days.  When it 
> happens on mine
> I let it sit for about 30 seconds after it's kicked off and 
> then turn it
> on again.  Usually stays on after that.  May sometimes 
> require a second
> try.  I really think it's the high pressure switch in the system that
> may have drifted with age and the higher pressure in the system on hot
> days takes it over the edge.  Try replacing the switch.
> 
> bob
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of james McCarthy
> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 2:33 PM
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: [s-cars] AC cut out
> > 
> > 
> > Ok
> > The it's hot here in Houston and the sedans AC cuts
> > out (snowflake dissapears) when first starting out if
> > it's been parked outside. 
> > 
> > After 5-10 min of driving it's fine - but during those
> > first few min it runs when moving and shuts down at
> > stop lights. 
> > 
> > I'm concerned that the highest speed fan isn't coming
> > on (no jet engine sound like the avant makes) the
> > electric fan is on. Replacing the 3rd speed relay
> > makes no difference. 
> > 
> > Jumping the terminals at the temp sensor - turns the
> > fan on but I'm not sure it's really a high speed - or
> > just the low speed when I jump both terminals.
> > 
> > So I'm left wondering about the fan itself or possibly
> > the "fusable link"??? 
> > 
> > The climate control diagnostics simple report "high
> > pressure" cut out.  The system is fully charged. 
> > 
> > It's hot here but the avant (also black) isn't
> > suffering from the same issues.  An when I can keep it
> > parked inside there are no issues.
> > 
> > In a related? note the after run fan/pump aren't
> > comming on but I think I've traced this to the sensor.
> > 
> > Thoughts
> > TIA
> > 
> > -jamie
> > 
> > 
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