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"RT" <noyabusiness@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 26 May 2006 19:03:25 GMT, "Truckdude" <notemail@cox.net>
> wrote:
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>>"RT" <noyabusiness@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>> The ac works fairly well I have to say. Gets the car cold in AZ heat.
>>> I can clearly hear the compressor kick in and out, 10 seconds on, 10
>>> seconds off. It sounds rather mechanical, could there be a bearing in
>>> the compressor going south ? Is this fixable or does it need a new
>>> compressor ? Car has 135K on it.
>>> Thanks
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>>What is bothering you? The sound or the rapid cycling?
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> The cycling I don't care about, I just want to know if it is normal to
> cycle that often. The noise doesn't bother me either (this is a 10
> year old car), I just would like to know if it means it's going to
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I was asking because my 95 Prizm was doing the same thing last summer after
a recharge. On-off-on-off about every 10 seconds or so. Turns out it had
been overcharged with refrigerant.