Ac blowing hot air.

hi guys,

so my problem is with my AC. I have a 97 T-bird. with the 4.6l V8 and it has around 145,xxx. miles.

So the AC doesn't blow cold air. only hot. ive tried recharging the r32 Refrigerant and that was no help. I looked at the AC pump where its connected to the drive belt and the belt spins but the pump seems not to. I know where the pump is but I'm not sure where to look electrical wise. and is there any thing else that i may be missing. Also when the engine was off i could freely spin the pump by the three circular "prongs" on the out side of what I believe to be the AC Pump Clutch.

any help is much appreciated! thanks guys.

Go to the second page of the Tech help thread and run the diagnostic test to get more info.

Hey 97Bird. I've been reading some of your advice, and I'm trying to run the self test for my AC. I cannot find this tech help thread to the self test. Can you please advise? Thanks.

Go to the top of the second page of the Tech help thread. The Tech help thread is the first post on the main Thunderbird page.

I had the same problem on another car.

You had a bad AC clutch. Mine started to smoke and before that the windows fogged up on defrost so I know the AC was going bad.

If the clutch goes no matter how much you recharge it, it won’t blow cold.

You can have it rebuilt or just go buy a remanufactured one for $100.

You can cut the belt or remove it til you get a new one so it won't smoke you AC belt. There should also be a wire with a connecting clip to cut the power to the AC unit if you want to do that as well.

Don’t get suckered into paying $200+ for a new one. Try E-Bay.

Hope this helps.