Ac blowing hot air.

[Thomaswildchild]

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.

[97Bird]

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

[manderbird]

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.

[97Bird]

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.

[melfan]

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.