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A/C works briefly 850 1994

posted by  shepweiler on  Tue Aug 10 14:31 CST 2010
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Recently got this 850 and blindly (ie not knowing if it was low or not) added a can of refrigerant. Prior to this and currently, the REC and AC lights above the switches will blink for about 15 seconds when the car is started. The air blows cold for about five minutes, then smells stale and is then warmish, as if i turned the AC off. If i'm on a short trip (<3 miles) when i restart it might blow cold for about the same amount of time.

At times, on a cold start, with the blower off, cold air seeps out of the vents. I believe today the AC worked the whole 20 minutes to work (windows were down but felt cold), but was the same as it had been on the way home.

Could this somehow have something to do with whatever it is that senses the cabin temperature?

Thanks helping out.






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