On 7/20/2015 12:56 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "Janet" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> In article >, says...
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
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>>> > Anyhoo... I am now resorting to Amazon Fresh for most of my food.
>>> > Free
>>> > delivery for Prime until Sept. and saves me from having to go out
>>> in > the
>>> > heat. Had to go out today and the heat was taxing my car's AC so much
>>> > that it didn't finally get cold until I got back home! And the stores
>>> > that do have AC don't necessarily have good units. I have been in
>>> > stores
>>> > that had beastly hot spots in them on hot days.
>>>
>>> Really? We are routinely over 100 where I am and my AC works great in my
>>> vehicle. Are you sure there isn't something wrong with yours? Did you
>>> have
>>> it checked recently? If not, you might think about doing that.
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>> Whoops, even Cheri has started to notice the cracks.
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> What cracks? I recall the same thing happening in my dad's car. There
> was nothing wrong with the AC but we weren't moving. He said it would
> take a while to get the air in from the outside. And he was right.
> Once we got moving, it cooled off. I didn't drive very far but most of
> the time I was stuck, stopped.
>
> I don't think it was a coolant leak. I had that once in one of my old
> vans. I kept telling my husband that something was wrong with the AC but
> he wouldn't believe me until we got stuck in traffic near Travis AFB
> which is in the CA desert. Then he believed me! It was blowing air and
> the air was slightly cool but there was a leak in the line so most of
> the coolant wasn't getting through.
>
> This wasn't like that. Just took longer than normal to get really cold.
One easy check is to look for a doo-hicky that looks like a propane
bottle with two pipes coming out of it. That's the receiver-dryer. If
there's some condensation coming off of it or if it's cold, your
refrigerant might be low. If your AC compressor turns on and off several
times in a minute, your refrigerant might be to low.