Dodge Dakota air conditioning quits when it gets warm

From : creamy goodness

Q: hello i have a 98 dakota with a v6 and the air quits when it gets warm. i checked the pressure with one of those charger canisters with the gauge on it it was a little low but not much it is fully charged now. the compressor cycles on and off and blows cold air until the truck gets warm then the clutch does not engage again unless the truck is shut off and allowed to cool. i temporarily bypassed the pressure cycle switch so the compressor runs constantly but the clutch still disengages blows warm air and will not engage when the truck gets warm about 5-8 minutes. the radiator is full and both radiators are clean. any help is appreciated. thanks george .

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From : john smith

hello i have a 98 dakota with a v6 and the air quits when it gets warm. i checked the pressure with one of those charger canisters with the gauge on it it was a little low but not much it is fully charged now. the compressor cycles on and off and blows cold air until the truck gets warm then the clutch does not engage again unless the truck is shut off and allowed to cool. i temporarily bypassed the pressure cycle switch so the compressor runs constantly but the clutch still disengages blows warm air and will not engage when the truck gets warm about 5-8 minutes. the radiator is full and both radiators are clean. any help is appreciated. thanks george nah of all the people to find posting here! you dont post on the f1 ng do you trade it in! just kidding you might have over charged it not sure if it has a high pressure switch or not. it could have a bad relay or wire. i would say bring it in and have it looked at by a pro. .

From : snoman

on tue 18 jul 2006 024521 gmt john smith someone@microsoft.com wrote hello i have a 98 dakota with a v6 and the air quits when it gets warm. i checked the pressure with one of those charger canisters with the gauge on it it was a little low but not much it is fully charged now. the compressor cycles on and off and blows cold air until the truck gets warm then the clutch does not engage again unless the truck is shut off and allowed to cool. i temporarily bypassed the pressure cycle switch so the compressor runs constantly but the clutch still disengages blows warm air and will not engage when the truck gets warm about 5-8 minutes. the radiator is full and both radiators are clean. any help is appreciated. thanks george nah of all the people to find posting here! you dont post on the f1 ng do you trade it in! just kidding you might have over charged it not sure if it has a high pressure switch or not. it could have a bad relay or wire. i would say bring it in and have it looked at by a pro. i agree it is liklley overcharge because a cheap gauge on the low pressure side of system is a poor way to charge the system because it does not give you a clue as to what is going on on the high side. ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .

From : r pierce butler

creamy goodness creamygoodness@yahoo.com wrote in hello i have a 98 dakota with a v6 and the air quits when it gets warm. i checked the pressure with one of those charger canisters with the gauge on it it was a little low but not much it is fully charged now. the compressor cycles on and off and blows cold air until the truck gets warm then the clutch does not engage again unless the truck is shut off and allowed to cool. i temporarily bypassed the pressure cycle switch so the compressor runs constantly but the clutch still disengages blows warm air and will not engage when the truck gets warm about 5-8 minutes. the radiator is full and both radiators are clean. any help is appreciated. thanks george overcharged. high side pressure switch is shutting off the compressor. .

From : olaf

hello i have a 98 dakota with a v6 and the air quits when it gets warm. i checked the pressure with one of those charger canisters with the gauge on it it was a little low but not much it is fully charged now. the compressor cycles on and off and blows cold air until the truck gets warm then the clutch does not engage again unless the truck is shut off and allowed to cool. i temporarily bypassed the pressure cycle switch so the compressor runs constantly but the clutch still disengages blows warm air and will not engage when the truck gets warm about 5-8 minutes. the radiator is full and both radiators are clean. any help is appreciated. thanks george nah of all the people to find posting here! you dont post on the f1 ng do you trade it in! just kidding you might have over charged it not sure if it has a high pressure switch or not. it could have a bad relay or wire. i would say bring it in and have it looked at by a pro. a 1998 will have a high-pressure cutout switch as should any factory r-134a system. it is required even on an r-12 to r-134a conversion because r-134a runs at higher pressure. the switch is likely saving your system from blowing the safety relief valve... which would be good. .

From : molesworth

snoman admin@snoman.com wrote on tue 18 jul 2006 024521 gmt john smith someone@microsoft.com wrote hello i have a 98 dakota with a v6 and the air quits when it gets warm. i checked the pressure with one of those charger canisters with the gauge on it it was a little low but not much it is fully charged now. the compressor cycles on and off and blows cold air until the truck gets warm then the clutch does not engage again unless the truck is shut off and allowed to cool. i temporarily bypassed the pressure cycle switch so the compressor runs constantly but the clutch still disengages blows warm air and will not engage when the truck gets warm about 5-8 minutes. the radiator is full and both radiators are clean. any help is appreciated. thanks george nah of all the people to find posting here! you dont post on the f1 ng do you trade it in! just kidding you might have over charged it not sure if it has a high pressure switch or not. it could have a bad relay or wire. i would say bring it in and have it looked at by a pro. i agree it is liklley overcharge because a cheap gauge on the low pressure side of system is a poor way to charge the system because it does not give you a clue as to what is going on on the high side. i had a similar prob except the air cooling stopped to be replaced with warm air.... expert says that a vacuum line is blocked/broken and to check them all out plus there are at least 2 one-way valves. if either fails it will default to warm air either at the heater or on the screen. hth molesworth -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .