No A/C Sucks!
06-26-2003, 08:59 PM
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No A/C Sucks!
i was on my way to my second 5 hour shift today for work, around 2:45, and i had my a/c on full blast b/c it was hot as a ****. i started to notice that i was still hot and it was blowing hot air. i was like wtf!? so i turn it off and crack the window open. after i get off i-4 and get onto i-drive, i'm at a light and i think i hear an airplane flying over me. as i start moving i notice it's still there and it's coming from my engine.
i get into the hotel parking lot and it's getting really loud. i park the car and pop the hood, i can see a little bit of fluid has sprayed on the engine, strut bar, and alternator. i check the hoses and can't find the source so i go inside b/c i have to clock in.
after i got off tonight i check everything again and it's still making a loud noise from the pullies. i keep my a/c turned off and turn on my fan switch to help keep temps down incase it was something else. my temp stayed down the whole drive home so i now its an a/c problem. the noise also started to go away b/c i think it had fluid on it and it dried up.
so instead of going to sea world after work i gotta go to a couple places in orlando to get my a/c checked out and find out whats wrong. my dad has a good freind who is a mechanic who is going to get get me the parts i need for dealer cost and fix it for me. i'm going home next thurs or fri, but it sucks i gotta go without a/c for a week.
i was planning on taking my car to 2 places i found in the yellow pages, but does anyone know off hand of any good, trustworthy mechanics that could tell me whats wrong? thanks.
i get into the hotel parking lot and it's getting really loud. i park the car and pop the hood, i can see a little bit of fluid has sprayed on the engine, strut bar, and alternator. i check the hoses and can't find the source so i go inside b/c i have to clock in.
after i got off tonight i check everything again and it's still making a loud noise from the pullies. i keep my a/c turned off and turn on my fan switch to help keep temps down incase it was something else. my temp stayed down the whole drive home so i now its an a/c problem. the noise also started to go away b/c i think it had fluid on it and it dried up.
so instead of going to sea world after work i gotta go to a couple places in orlando to get my a/c checked out and find out whats wrong. my dad has a good freind who is a mechanic who is going to get get me the parts i need for dealer cost and fix it for me. i'm going home next thurs or fri, but it sucks i gotta go without a/c for a week.
i was planning on taking my car to 2 places i found in the yellow pages, but does anyone know off hand of any good, trustworthy mechanics that could tell me whats wrong? thanks.
06-26-2003, 09:21 PM
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i work for Goodyear, any store right now with the Gemini name attached to it should be running A/C Performance Tests for $29.95. pretty good deal, (1/2 off) and they tell ya what's wrong with your car, not just a mom and pop kinda check that says, "yup, there's a leak somewhere."
Check it out if ya can. You may have to drop your car off, or wait awhile, since it's a pretty involved job.
Hope this helps ya.
Check it out if ya can. You may have to drop your car off, or wait awhile, since it's a pretty involved job.
Hope this helps ya.
06-26-2003, 10:30 PM
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do you work here in orlando? if so which shop? i'm going to call the places i found in the phone book tomorrow and hopefully find a place that does a free quote, if not i think $29.95 is actually a good deal to check it out. i'm hoping it's just a hose that needs replaced or something.
06-27-2003, 02:55 AM
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Is it stock?
My system went out aroeund 8p0k but my dad used it everywhere, actually recently I think my fan has been going out but luckily of the AC system thaqt is the "cheap" part, and pretty much the only part i can replace.
My system went out aroeund 8p0k but my dad used it everywhere, actually recently I think my fan has been going out but luckily of the AC system thaqt is the "cheap" part, and pretty much the only part i can replace.
06-27-2003, 05:15 AM
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i have no ac in my trans am ....if i turn on the ac it makes the worst noise ......i think its the compressor it comes on ....my car is a 1995 the ac went out about 3 months after i got it ...now my 1994 3.4 camaro had cold ac at 151,000 miles 
never had to fix it ....
never had to fix it ....
07-05-2003, 12:12 PM
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i got my A/C fixed! i went to express auto and alafaya, just past ucf and got an estimate for $999+tax. i called my dad and told him the list of parts and he ordered them and i came down to sarasota and got it fixed for about $700 from a mechanic we know on the side. we actually got more parts than the place told me i needed, and i got them for cost. it's so nice having A/C again. i went a week w/o and it sucked bad!
i also bought a window motor today and my dad and i are going to put it in sometime while i'm down. it's nice coming home for a week and get my car all fixed up again.
i also bought a window motor today and my dad and i are going to put it in sometime while i'm down. it's nice coming home for a week and get my car all fixed up again.
07-05-2003, 07:33 PM
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Originally posted by IROCBeerBeer
man no a/c isn't anything. i haven't had it working in my car for 3 almost 4 years, i even took it out of the car
man no a/c isn't anything. i haven't had it working in my car for 3 almost 4 years, i even took it out of the car
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