[s-cars] Climate Control - Damn the Snowflake

[manuelsanchez at starpower.net]

What if I were to tell you that I noticed once after a loooong summer highway run in moderate temps (mid 80's), say about 5 hours of constant running, I found Ice on the condensor?

-manny

---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:27:11 -0400
>From: djdawson2 at aol.com  
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Climate Control - Damn the Snowflake  
>To: rit_bellis at hotmail.com, manuelsanchez at starpower.net, s-car-list at audifans.com
>
>   Again... higher temps equal higher pressures.  If
>   your A/C is cutting out only at higher outside
>   temps, my bet is that you're not pushing enough air
>   accross the condensor.  This could be for several
>   reasons... fan clutch... electric fan... or a
>   condensor plugged with debris.
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Rit Bellis <rit_bellis at hotmail.com>
>   To: djdawson2 at aol.com; manuelsanchez at starpower.net;
>   s-car-list at audifans.com
>   Sent: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 2:19 pm
>   Subject: RE: [s-cars] Climate Control - Damn the
>   Snowflake
>
> I too am interested in the answer to the snowflake question.  My 93 s4 quit
> cooling when it hit 84 degrees or higher all last summer. Then, the car
> self-healed over the winter.  (only change being a missing belly pan.) this
> summer (audi gods and thor permitting) the snowfake has kept right on
> working as the temps hit 95 degrees and higher.  I have long suspected the
> uper limit temp sensor, but is there another possible culprit?  Thanks!
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of djdawson2 at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:59 PM
> To: manuelsanchez at starpower.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Climate Control - Damn the Snowflake
>
>
> High pressure, low pressure, and freezing are three I know off the top of my
> head.  If the A/C works fine under less than extreme conditions, I would
> wonder if high pressure is the problem.  I would then look into the fan
> clutch and electric fan operation... these are what keep high pressures from
> developing.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: manuelsanchez at starpower.net
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:47 pm
> Subject: [s-cars] Climate Control - Damn the Snowflake
>
>
>
> Fellow S-heads,
> All this climate control talk has prompted me to ask the following: What
> causes the Snowflake to turn off by itself: 1. Low Refrigerant (some fail
> safe mode to spare the compressor some unsightly
> eath)
> 2. Failing Climate Control Head
> 3. Other
> She tho must be obeyed is annoyed with me, as my car seems to suffer from
> the
> nowflake and compressor shutting off when it's Africa hot outside. I, and
> wifey, thank you. -Manny 5.5 UrS6 Avant (Flakey Snowflake)
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