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Weird A/C problem
My wife's Grand Caravan (2001) A/C isn't working properly. She get warm air
out of the driver's side vents, and slightly cool air out the the passenge side vents. She finally figured out to close the drivers vents and directed the other at her. Doesn't work well, but at least it is better. What could this be? It seems to me that the heating vent on the driver's side must be partly open. Does that make sense, or is there a better explanation. Thanks. |
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In > "toller" > writes:
>My wife's Grand Caravan (2001) A/C isn't working properly. She get warm air >out of the driver's side vents, and slightly cool air out the the passenge >side vents. She finally figured out to close the drivers vents and directed >the other at her. Doesn't work well, but at least it is better. >What could this be? It seems to me that the heating vent on the driver's >side must be partly open. Does that make sense, or is there a better >explanation. You might, might.... be able to reset this by going through the test-cycle mode. It probably won't hurt... Turn on the air condtioner in "recirc" mode. Then hold down both the windshield wiper and the washer buttons (the top and bottom ones on the left side) for about ten seconds until they start flashing. Thyis will start a test routine going between heating and cooling at different settings. After a bout a minute it'll finish up and just the washer light will flicker. Push it in, then push the air condtioner and circulation buttons again. -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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"danny burstein" > wrote in message ... > In > "toller" > writes: > >>My wife's Grand Caravan (2001) A/C isn't working properly. She get warm >>air >>out of the driver's side vents, and slightly cool air out the the passenge >>side vents. She finally figured out to close the drivers vents and >>directed >>the other at her. Doesn't work well, but at least it is better. > >>What could this be? It seems to me that the heating vent on the driver's >>side must be partly open. Does that make sense, or is there a better >>explanation. > > You might, might.... be able to reset this by going > through the test-cycle mode. It probably won't hurt... > > Turn on the air condtioner in "recirc" mode. Then hold > down both the windshield wiper and the washer buttons > (the top and bottom ones on the left side) for about ten seconds > until they start flashing. > > Thyis will start a test routine going between heating and > cooling at different settings. > > After a bout a minute it'll finish up and just the washer > light will flicker. Push it in, then push the air condtioner > and circulation buttons again. There is a 40 year old "Dick VanDyke Show" where the "phone company" calls and tells him to stand up holding the phone, hop on one foot, and finally to cackle like a chicken. This isn't like that is it? You are serious and it won't blow anything out?!?! |
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In > "toller" > writes:
>There is a 40 year old "Dick VanDyke Show" where the "phone company" calls >and tells him to stand up holding the phone, hop on one foot, and finally to >cackle like a chicken. >This isn't like that is it? >You are serious and it won't blow anything out?!?! Indeed it's legit. The self-test cycle, among other things, moves the damper (or tries...) to the "start" (for want of a better term) position before going through the whole sequence. So... it's possible (that's a possible, nowhere near a definit) that it'll succeed in resetting everything. It depends on why and how exactly the damper is in the wrong place... -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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I tried to try it, but my switches aren't like that.
The rear wiper is above the heat. I tried holding the wiper and washer in, but nothing happened. The front wiper is on an arm coming out from the steering column. I tried that also, but no luck. Thanks anyhow. |
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"toller" > wrote in message ... > My wife's Grand Caravan (2001) A/C isn't working properly. She get warm > air out of the driver's side vents, and slightly cool air out the the > passenge side vents. She finally figured out to close the drivers vents > and directed the other at her. Doesn't work well, but at least it is > better. > > What could this be? It seems to me that the heating vent on the driver's > side must be partly open. Does that make sense, or is there a better > explanation. > > Thanks. Bet you have the dual zone system. Check to see if your A/C system is low on freon. If you have rear A/C, check for a leak were the rear lines go up through the floor to the rear evaporator. You can see the lines from under the vehicle just behind the right rear tire. |
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In > "toller" > writes:
>I tried to try it, but my switches aren't like that. >The rear wiper is above the heat. I tried holding the wiper and washer in, >but nothing happened. Are the buttons arranged in an "L" shape? The ones to hold in, once you've turned on the AC, are the top and bottom ones in the "I" portion on the left side f the L. Hold tem for about ten seconds until all the button lights start flasing. -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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