My brother has a 2003 Ford Ranger XLT that has a strange issue with the A/c, hoping someone can offer some help.
The a/c won't come on immediately when starting out, it was taking 18 - 25 miles of driving and then it would start cooling, and get very cold.
Yesterday, the ambient temps in Raleigh were in the 80's, and it only took 8 miles of driving before it started cooling and then got very cold in the truck.
I told him that I suspect a low state of charge, and the pressure sensor wouldn't allow the compressor clutch to kick in until underhood temps raised the pressure in the system.
At this point he hasn't had a set of gauges put on and checked charge level.
Has anyone ever experienced an issue like this on a Ford product? Does anyone else have any suggestions on what the issue could be and what to check next?
The a/c won't come on immediately when starting out, it was taking 18 - 25 miles of driving and then it would start cooling, and get very cold.
Yesterday, the ambient temps in Raleigh were in the 80's, and it only took 8 miles of driving before it started cooling and then got very cold in the truck.
I told him that I suspect a low state of charge, and the pressure sensor wouldn't allow the compressor clutch to kick in until underhood temps raised the pressure in the system.
At this point he hasn't had a set of gauges put on and checked charge level.
Has anyone ever experienced an issue like this on a Ford product? Does anyone else have any suggestions on what the issue could be and what to check next?