ScoobyDoo555
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Hi All,
Noticed a couple of things recently that I need to get sorted. Car has been off the road for most of the Summer (!) whilst holidays and teaching my daughter to drive have taken over.
Some background first.
So I noticed 2 things:
1. AC not working - checked the front and it appears a condenser has failed (tell tale signs of leakage from a stone strike)
This has led to the system shutting down as all the gas has leaked out.
So, I've got a replacement and will refit today.(no legal issue as there is no gas 😂)
I can then get it pressure tested and refilled this week.
This may have affected my other issue -
2. noticed that the car (that has a LTT fitted, so should sit solidly on 80 degrees), crept up in standing traffic when I drove it last week. I noted that the driver's side fan hadn't kicked in.
Looking down, the ballast resistor looked like it had seen better days, so I've already soldered on a replacement working resistor.
But there's no change in temps nor high speed fan kicking in.
As plan b, I've got a spare fan assembly (whole thing) so I can change that too whilst the bumper is off and I'm changing the AC.
HOWEVER, my question is regarding the fans - will the temporarily "non-operational" AC affect my fans operation for say, cooling the car?
Will I need to get the system working to gain high speed fan operation?
Car isn't being driven at the moment, so time isn't an issue. Just want to get it sorted.
Thanks in advance,
Dan
Noticed a couple of things recently that I need to get sorted. Car has been off the road for most of the Summer (!) whilst holidays and teaching my daughter to drive have taken over.
Some background first.
So I noticed 2 things:
1. AC not working - checked the front and it appears a condenser has failed (tell tale signs of leakage from a stone strike)
This has led to the system shutting down as all the gas has leaked out.
So, I've got a replacement and will refit today.(no legal issue as there is no gas 😂)
I can then get it pressure tested and refilled this week.
This may have affected my other issue -
2. noticed that the car (that has a LTT fitted, so should sit solidly on 80 degrees), crept up in standing traffic when I drove it last week. I noted that the driver's side fan hadn't kicked in.
Looking down, the ballast resistor looked like it had seen better days, so I've already soldered on a replacement working resistor.
But there's no change in temps nor high speed fan kicking in.
As plan b, I've got a spare fan assembly (whole thing) so I can change that too whilst the bumper is off and I'm changing the AC.
HOWEVER, my question is regarding the fans - will the temporarily "non-operational" AC affect my fans operation for say, cooling the car?
Will I need to get the system working to gain high speed fan operation?
Car isn't being driven at the moment, so time isn't an issue. Just want to get it sorted.
Thanks in advance,
Dan