Re: I got a different "bite"

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

At 11:10 AM 11/5/99 -0500, David Ritter wrote:
>Andrew Duane USG writes:
>
> > Was it below 40 degrees outside, which would prevent the A/C
> > compressor from kicking in? If so, this is sometimes just the
> > way it goes, but it could be a sign of the notorious broken
> > fresh/recirc flap. Not too many $$$, but a big PITA to fix.
>
>Just one more point on this. If you are motoring around in the damp
>cold stuff at about 41 degrees F, the A/C compressor will be running and 
>everything will be fine until the temp drops to less than 40 degrees
>F. Then the A/C big brother mode kicks in and turns off the
>compressor. You may experience the exact same symptom as Kneale did
>with a good recirc flap, BTDT. I would say that the exact conditions
>for this to occur are infrequent, but that it really gets your
>attention fast. 
>
>HTH
>
>David

OK!  Thanks, David.  I think my experience falls into that marginal
circumstances category you described, one which never occurred for me in my
5k, probably because the AC failed on that years ago.  I couldn't believe
how rapidly the windows fogged up to complete no-seeum.  If I hadn't been
approaching a stop sign and been required to wait for crossing traffic, I'd
have had to pull over and wait for the tiny spot of visibility provided by
the defrosters in the dashboard.

Thanks, again, Kneale