Go buy the 300E at pickapart (probably $300-400 if the engine is still
there) and do some dissection of the dash and AC on that before you
fuck with the nice car...
That is my advice..
-Zach
--- Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So, my AC ('87 300TD) seems to be experiencing multiple failure
> modes. One
> is the weak output of the fan. The other is the weak output of
> cooling. I
> suspect the former is due to clogged evaporator coils, which
> apparently
> can't be rectified short of a complete dash removal. The fan
> appears (by
> the sound of it) to be working at normal speeds.
>
> The latter issue is more mystifying. Here are the symptoms:
>
> - Low side readings = 50 psi
> - High side readings = 65 psi
> - Vent temps = 50 degrees @ ~70 degrees ambient
> - Compressor engages, yet doesn't cycle off and on as I'd suspect
> if
> there were a low charge level.
> - sight glass is cloudy
>
> Any thoughts? Any at all?
>
> --
> Casey
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