luc
Enthusiast
the A/C DON\'T cut off at WOT,Just the vaccum
for all of you guys (and gals) that believe that the A/C cut off when you accelerate,to gain horsepower as some peoples think,I'm sorry to say that it is a VACCUM problem due to either a design flaw or DC being very,very cheap.
When you step on the gas,the intake manifold vaccum get very low and the doors/valves in the A/C/heater system just close.
Closed doors mean no airflow through the vents and as soon that you let off the gas,the vaccum go up again,the doors open and you get airflow again.
The A/C clutch cycle the compressor all the time in response to line pressure and/or temperature,even with the compressor off the A/C will still blow cold for a few minutes.
to solve this problem you have 2 solutions:
Good solution: buy a one way vaccum valve and put it inline on the hard plastic hose that is connected by a rubber elbow on the rear of the passenger side intake manifold (next to the windshield wiper motor)
Best solution: get a vaccum reservoir canister,disconnect the rubber elbow,run a rubber hose from the intake port to the "in" port on the canister and run another hose from the "out" port of the canister to the elbow that you previously disconnected.
With this mode,the heater/A/C will even work(move the doors/flaps)when the engine is off.
Luc.00GTS
for all of you guys (and gals) that believe that the A/C cut off when you accelerate,to gain horsepower as some peoples think,I'm sorry to say that it is a VACCUM problem due to either a design flaw or DC being very,very cheap.
When you step on the gas,the intake manifold vaccum get very low and the doors/valves in the A/C/heater system just close.
Closed doors mean no airflow through the vents and as soon that you let off the gas,the vaccum go up again,the doors open and you get airflow again.
The A/C clutch cycle the compressor all the time in response to line pressure and/or temperature,even with the compressor off the A/C will still blow cold for a few minutes.
to solve this problem you have 2 solutions:
Good solution: buy a one way vaccum valve and put it inline on the hard plastic hose that is connected by a rubber elbow on the rear of the passenger side intake manifold (next to the windshield wiper motor)
Best solution: get a vaccum reservoir canister,disconnect the rubber elbow,run a rubber hose from the intake port to the "in" port on the canister and run another hose from the "out" port of the canister to the elbow that you previously disconnected.
With this mode,the heater/A/C will even work(move the doors/flaps)when the engine is off.
Luc.00GTS
