hey everyone.

today when driving home from work i decided to turn me air con on coz it was freakin hot!!! but when i turned it on, it would start up then cut out then start up and cut out again??

Now is that telling me that i am out of gas? or that the switch is faulty?

i havent changed the gas in awhile, can the gas get stale??

thanks for the help


Tim

Mine kinda does a similar thing.

Air Con light stays on .. But i have the one of the vents aimed directly at my hands on the steering wheel, and i can certainly feel the temperature rise and fall in waves.

I think it's normal.

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Should have bought an STI

the temps on your a/c usually come down to under 6degrees when the compressor is on and when the compressor cuts out it will usually come back up to about 8-9 degrees. try putting a digital thermometer at the centre vent. switch the a/c to fan speed 2 and on re-circulate, if you can close the outside two vents.

if the temp doesnt get below 6 degrees then you probably need new gas.

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1991 Mazda MX-5 - Fun

my old white rex did that, in the end it needed a re gassing though.

not refering to when you accelerate are you?

i had mine regassed when they did the 200k service, had to come off anyways but it dosent fluctuate when its on at all, nice, steady and cold.

the gas doesnt go stale rexellent... Wild Rx is about right though.

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350NM of CVT Goodness
Pit Crew, shit talker.

You generally get a bit of seepage over a couple of years, especially if you don't use it over winter every now & then, King Auto Electrics in Bayswater have topped up heaps of mine over the years & prices are pretty good too, it sounds like it's low on gas but luckily not empty or the compressor won't cut in at all, so no huge leaks.
A lot of aircon places will insist on evacuating the complete system & replacing bit's & pieces, costs a lot more than a top up & usually not necessary, they just make more money out of you.

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07 Transit motor home
69 VF & 70 VG Valiants needing full restoration
Yamaha Zooma 50cc rocket hopefully going with the Transit.

the reason they do that is because it is illegal to top up a/c systems!

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1991 Mazda MX-5 - Fun

ah k cool thanks for all the help guys. i got it going in next week to get it looked at. hopefully it just need gas