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Old 06-20-2011, 03:50 PM
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V8V AC unit issue

Hi - Over the weekend, I took her out on the highway (2 hour each way) and noticed the AC would be ice cold and every now and then the AC would be blowing air quite similar to the outside temp. Each non-cold AC session would last about 5-10 minutes.

1. Does anyone V8V owners have similar issues?
2. Is this something easy to fix?

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Old 06-22-2011, 12:40 AM
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I've noticed something like this, I think. It just wasn't cold enough, I wouldn't say outside temp. Switching to Auto fixed the temp issue whereas on manual...
 
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Did the air only get warmer when you stopped? I've noticed that other cars I've owned need airflow to provide really cold air. Aside from that, I think the Vantage AC unit is not strong enough for really hot weather. It's almost like they designed the car to be driven in a climate like you might find in Great Britain.
 
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Old 06-22-2011, 11:51 AM
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I've noticed something like this, I think. It just wasn't cold enough, I wouldn't say outside temp. Switching to Auto fixed the temp issue whereas on manual...
Yea, you are right, outside temp is overstated. :P Thanks for the tip Bobby, I'll try switching to auto next time.

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Did the air only get warmer when you stopped? I've noticed that other cars I've owned need airflow to provide really cold air. Aside from that, I think the Vantage AC unit is not strong enough for really hot weather. It's almost like they designed the car to be driven in a climate like you might find in Great Britain.
The first time it happened that morning was cruising between 60-80mph on the highway. But if my memories serves me correctly, it might have happened after pulling to redline then back to 3-4k rpm on each instance....
 
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No problem, please post to see if it solves the issue. I'm curious.
 
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