Re: Re: cold hoses, temp gauge at normal?

From: ethan@ethanschwartz.com
Date: Fri Jan 16 2004 - 19:33:08 EST


I used the MAX AC "trick" this morning on my drive in... it was GREAT! The
only problem I had was that my legs/feet were still cold... so I switched back
to FLOOR for 30 seconds and the whole interior was flooded with cold air...

Makes me wish that Dodge had taken a cue from many imports and offered a
"fresh" vs "re-circ" knob/button that can enable any output-position to offer
re-circulated air...

I was seriously considering a trip to the dealership to pick up a $43k 2004 Ram
2500 until I learned this MAX AC trick..... and remember my last name isn't
Gates or Hilton...

-Ethan

In article <00a901c3dc8b$28b7b9c0$a205a018@sw.rr.com>, awyse@sw.rr.com ("Aaron
Wyse") writes:
>
>
> That wouldn't indicate a problem.. Max AC will recirculate the air in the
> cab, which is already heated, and warm it up more.. Or at least that's
> what I was always told.. I've done that with several vehicles to get the
> heat to put out better.
> Aaron Wyse
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Goodell" <mikgoo@charter.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:58 PM
> Subject: DML: Re: Re: cold hoses, temp gauge at normal?
>
>
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "JAMES KNOX" <knox.james@sympatico.ca>
> > To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 11:11 PM
> > Subject: DML: Re: cold hoses, temp gauge at normal?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Sounds like the thermostat is stuck closed thus flow restricted.
> > >
> > > Jim Knox, 91 Dak 318 LA ----- Original Message -----
> > >
> > My 99 5.2 auto is doing the same thing, right down to the temp guage but
> > experimenting with it on the drive home this AM I found that switching the
> > heat control to max AC and leaving the temp control on hot gave me good
> heat
> > out of the dash vents. Kind of makes me think I have a vacuum problem
> > behind the dash that controls the the flapper in the heat duct allowing
> > to much cold air in, or that the flapper is way out of ajustment.
> >
> > Mike Goodell
> > mikgoo@charter.net
> >
> >
>



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