I have a 99 as well, and I do not have the snowflake on the bilevel
setting. The A/C compressor definitely runs at the lower temp settings,
and the manual states this.
David Gloff
Computer Technician
Valcom Professional Computer Center; Kemper/Scudder/Zurich Funds
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Loaded Intense Blue '99 Dakota Sport CC 318 5-speed 3.92SG
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On Wed, 12 May 1999, Joseph DaVolio wrote:
> That's great, but mine is a 99, so shouldn't it have the latest and greatest on it?????
>
> Joe
>
> >>> Bob <kbshadow@email.msn.com> 05/12 12:25 PM >>>
> About a year ago they had a service bulletin for the Durango and Dakota to
> replace the face plate, it did not have the snowflake so people were turning
> on the A/C and did not know it, several DML members had them replaced.
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: |< R |> <krp@netnitco.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 7:52 AM
> Subject: Re: DML: Climate control switch.
>
>
> >
> >
> > Date sent: Wed, 12 May 1999 10:39:32 -0400
> > From: Joseph DaVolio <DavolJ@olympus.com>
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: Climate control switch.
> > Send reply to: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >
> > >
> > > I discovered a interesting problem today. I have always left my climate
> > > selector knob (the center knob) on the upper and lower setting. Just a
> > > brief description of the knob so we are all on the same page...The
> center
> > > knob between the hot and cold selector and the fan speed selector. It
> has
> > > the following options... off, A/C max, A/C normal, upper/lower, upper,
> > > lower, defroster/lower, defroster.
> > >
> > > Now that we have that straight. It is very warm out this morning, so I
> > > turned the temp control to cold and the selector was on upper/lower.
> Well
> > > the air coming from the vent was freezing. It should have been cooler
> > > outside air. To make a longer story short, this position had my A/C on.
> > > So if I'm not mistaken my A/C has been on since I have owned the truck.
> > > This could be a reason for the low MPG. Check it out and see if your
> DAK
> > > does this. This is a problem, because the A/C should not be on at that
> > > selection.
> > >
> > > Sorry so long
> > >
> > > Joe DaVolio
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Check out your owners manual, there is a "snowflake" pictured by
> > the Upper/Lower setting. I bet your control faceplate is missing the
> > snowflake.
> >
> >
> > |{eith R. Phelps
> > krp at netnitco dot net
> >
> > Cat..... the other white meat.
> >
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