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Old 08-05-2010, 07:59 AM
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If the car sits over night or for several hours the AC works perfect. Just sit the temp you want & it does it's job. However if you say stop for a drink and come back out 10 minutes later the AC will only blow hot air. I've tried fooling with the recirulate button but that does nothing. Any advice will be very helpful since the temps here are 103 with a heat index of 115
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Originally Posted by denali
If the car sits over night or for several hours the AC works perfect. Just sit the temp you want & it does it's job. However if you say stop for a drink and come back out 10 minutes later the AC will only blow hot air. I've tried fooling with the recirulate button but that does nothing. Any advice will be very helpful since the temps here are 103 with a heat index of 115ack:
You might do better on the C5 forum as your personal sheet says '03.
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You might do better on the C5 forum as your personal sheet says '03.
Yep but that doesn't stop me from having a C6 also. SLP 402 stroker with Novi Super Charger.
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check outside air temp sensor on passengers side in front of radiator
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check outside air temp sensor on passengers side in front of radiator
Hey thanks for the reply. Do I need some kind of tool? Not sure what to check
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Yep but that doesn't stop me from having a C6 also. SLP 402 stroker with Novi Super Charger.rofl:
Two other things.

Early '05's had the A/C freon overfill. Fixed by removing some freon.
You don't say what year your C6 is. Mine had this, and would blow hot air when it got over 120 degrees in Havasu.

Second, many times odd electronic gremlins can disappear after a reboot. So a disconnect of the battery for 10 minutes or more might reset things straight.
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Two other things.

Early '05's had the A/C freon overfill. Fixed by removing some freon.
You don't say what year your C6 is. Mine had this, and would blow hot air when it got over 120 degrees in Havasu.

Second, many times odd electronic gremlins can disappear after a reboot. So a disconnect of the battery for 10 minutes or more might reset things straight.
Mine is an 05 Mn6. I have a SLP402 motor with a Paxton SC so I'm sure that will account for some extra heat. I've had the battery disconnected for days several times while sending the pcm to SLP for a different tune. Sounds like I need to get someone with AC experience to check the freon.

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Thank you.
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Originally Posted by denali
Mine is an 05 Mn6. I have a SLP402 motor with a Paxton SC so I'm sure that will account for some extra heat. I've had the battery disconnected for days several times while sending the pcm to SLP for a different tune. Sounds like I need to get someone with AC experience to check the freon.
Hard to imagine you might still have overfill at this point in time.

I fixed mine by removing a 2 phfffts worth of freon. Actually a friend of mine in the A/C business did it for me during a curbside consult.
If yours still gets cold real quick otherwise, you might try releasing just a bit to experiment and see.

I eventually had mine done properly via warranty, but it made no difference over my 'repair'.
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Hard to imagine you might still have overfill at this point in time.

I fixed mine by removing a 2 phfffts worth of freon. Actually a friend of mine in the A/C business did it for me during a curbside consult.
If yours still gets cold real quick otherwise, you might try releasing just a bit to experiment and see.

I eventually had mine done properly via warranty, but it made no difference over my 'repair'.
Would you happen to know what the high & low sides should be?
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Originally Posted by denali
Would you happen to know what the high & low sides should be?
Sorry, I don't.
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Originally Posted by Hoonose
Sorry, I don't.
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Good info. Had the same problem with my 08 Vert

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