2000 Ram A.C. question

From : dingy101

Q: i have a 1500 ram5.9 auto 2000 75000 miles the ac is not cold at all. the ac line that goes into dash aluminum line is very cold zero deg or less. the low side presure is around 40 psi dont have gauge to check high side. compressor cycles 3 or 4 times a minute. clamping off heater hose makes no difference. cruise control works seen that posted here as a symptom of a vacuum leak. all heater functions work and temp is changeable on heat side. is this a problem with the heater /ac controls thanks gary d. .

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From : tbone

sounds like a problem with the blend air door. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving i have a 1500 ram5.9 auto 2000 75000 miles the ac is not cold at all. the ac line that goes into dash aluminum line is very cold zero deg or less. the low side presure is around 40 psi dont have gauge to check high side. compressor cycles 3 or 4 times a minute. clamping off heater hose makes no difference. cruise control works seen that posted here as a symptom of a vacuum leak. all heater functions work and temp is changeable on heat side. is this a problem with the heater /ac controls thanks gary d. .

From : dingy101

on thu 01 jun 2006 132525 gmt advocate advo@hotmail.com wrote if you have the original cat it could be clogged. or a fuel pump i would check fuel filter and pump first. ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .

From : tbone

it should but that depends on how and where it broke. the easiest test is to check the output temp first thing in the morning with the engine dirt cold before the sun or the heater core has a chance to warm things up. set it to full cold and start it up and check the air temp. if the airflow is cooler than the outside air then you probably have a problem with the blend air door. it may be broken at the cable attachment point where the cable can push it to the hot side but cannot pull it past the midpoint to the cold side. it could also be some crap plugging up the evaporator fins and not letting the air pass through it but if that is the case i would suspect that you would see a reduction of airflow at the full cold position. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving if the blend door is at fault wouldnt this also affect the heat side as well the heat side works ok. temp is changeable on heat side. gary .