AirCon cuts in and out

[hispeedvp]

Aircon cuts on and off really quickly, had it re-gassed and checked for leaks at the start of summer, is there anything aside from a leak that would cuase it to cut on and off really quickly??

[wildss]

sounds like a loose wire

[samuels]

Aircon cuts on and off really quickly, had it re-gassed and checked for leaks at the start of summer, is there anything aside from a leak that would cuase it to cut on and off really quickly??

how often does it do this,it is normal for A/C's to cut in and out,especially idling at lights.

[Keesh]

i um had a problem similar!! check the low pressure switch.. theres a plug that connects to the black gas thing thats on the passenger side.. pull it out, bridge it with some wire and see if the compressor kicks in

[pr0n]

mine use to cut out when you put your foot on the brake or turn the headlights on. it was caused by a bad earth, also if its cutting in and out it might have low gas level.

[Keesh]

he sed he had it gassed and dyed

[hispeedvp]

cuts in and out very often samual, im not a newb but thanks for the concern. was fine today for some reason but yesturday 42 deg and it just kept on cutting in and out every 5 secs its on count to five its off ect..... can feel a masive power surge every time aswell, i used to here the air con click on and maybe feel it slightly but not like this, this makes me have to move my foot on the accelerator to maintain speed.

[Keesh]

SINSE WEN IS IT NORMAL FOR AIRCON TO CUT OUT?? check the switch man.. its the only thing that i can think of

[Keesh]

mines bridged right ow.. i had ppl telling me my compressor was f'd and all.. all it took was a wire and tape.. mechanics at work said it runs better with the wire and not to bother getting the high/low switch

[Keesh]

ill get a pic up 2moro

[hispeedvp]

cheers i know the plug you talking about, whats weird is today and yesturday it worked fine again, must be the sender like you said, if it happens again will bridge, pic would still be handy though

[Bent_6]

Mines doing exactly the same thing.
I switch it on and it gets semi cool then starts to cut in and out every few seconds. i took it to an A/C guy and he reackons it needs retro-fitting at about $300.
I was gonna bite the bullet and pay up but will be most interested to see how this wire will work on mine.
Looking forward to a pic.

Steve

[andynogo]

I had a similar problem on mine. It's a V8 so I don't know if it's the same as a V6 but anyway.... it turned out to be a heat cut off switch on the body of the compressor that was faulty. I just bypassed it after checking the compressor was ok. Problem solved.

[Keesh]

Mines doing exactly the same thing.
I switch it on and it gets semi cool then starts to cut in and out every few seconds. i took it to an A/C guy and he reackons it needs retro-fitting at about $300.
I was gonna bite the bullet and pay up but will be most interested to see how this wire will work on mine.
Looking forward to a pic.

Steve

haha
do u no what a retro fitting is? its a valve they put on early commodores so that they can use the gas that they use for new commodres, the retrofitting is about 10$ each and u need 2.. that guys a wanker

[Bent_6]

haha
do u no what a retro fitting is? its a valve they put on early commodores so that they can use the gas that they use for new commodres, the retrofitting is about 10$ each and u need 2.. that guys a wanker

Apparently he is!
I have heard of it done with Falcons before to convert from R12 to 134a but that was also the reciever bottle if i remember correctly.
I read on my reciever that it can take either gas so i was a bit sus when he said it had to be done to change gasses

[Keesh]

they do take the old and new gasses but the fittings are different.. the reason they want to use new gas is because the machines are pretty much automatic.. we stopped using the ond gas at work and just retrofit

[lazza44]

I have a similar problem. Mine seems to cut out after a few minutes then come back to life about 30 seconds later. I'm not 100% sure the compressor is cutting out but I can feel the air is warmer during these 30 second periods. For my situation, would you recommend me doing the bridge trick? Could you please post those pics Keesh. cheers

[pr0n]

overgassed?

[hispeedvp]

overgassed? mine was re-gassed at start of summer as previously stated, the guy was pritty thorough, used probes afterwards to check how cold the air con in cabin was, was checking for leaks for about 20min, how can you get overgassed?