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Old Sep 27, 2001 | 12:26 AM
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Car: 1999 Pontiac Trans Am
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A/C Refrigerant

How can you tell if the refrigerant needs to be recharged??? It's INCREDIBLY HOT NOW (100 degrees +) and when the rpms drop below 1500, the air gets warm, as if it's only in vent mode. Rev it past 1500, it gets cold again.

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Old Sep 27, 2001 | 02:58 AM
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i could be totally wrong..but doesnt that sound more like a compressor clutch?

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Old Sep 27, 2001 | 05:16 PM
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IF ya want some cheap AC work done on it, including refilling R12 cheap, get a hold of me, by enmail. This guy is in Santa Monica.

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