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Buckeye_Democrat

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10. Wow, what a story!
Sun May 8, 2022, 08:06 AM
May 2022

I'm glad your A/C was eventually fixed! And I know what you mean about the air seeming to be even HOTTER when the A/C isn't properly working. That's what I noticed with my car when trying to use the A/C a few weeks ago. "This is worse than simply using the interior vent fans without the A/C switched on!"

I sometimes think designers and engineers make matters worse, just to make something "new" for the latest models and thereby justify their occupations.

I was so worn out by the driver's side interior fuse box cover yesterday (plus the Moderna booster side-effects), struggling to get it back in place, that I ready at that point to just take another aspirin for my headache and go back to sleep. It was a puzzle that I finally solved after realizing that a piece of the plastic molding around the door needed pulled up to slide part of the fuse box cover underneath it. Why it was designed that way, I don't know!

When I then struggled to remove the radiator fan's relay (to temporarily put that in place of the compressor clutch relay to determine if it was faulty), I decided to simply drive to the auto parts store and buy a new relay without really knowing if the old one was bad. Which made it more of a pleasant surprise when that actually fixed the problem!

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Hooray! PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #1
I felt lousy yesterday, from my 4th Moderna shot... Buckeye_Democrat May 2022 #2
Congrats! SheltieLover May 2022 #3
Thanks! Buckeye_Democrat May 2022 #4
Yw! SheltieLover May 2022 #5
I doubt R-134a will be banned anytime soon Best_man23 May 2022 #13
I loved R-12. Blew ice chunks! SheltieLover May 2022 #15
Cool twodogsbarking May 2022 #6
Once again the Zen Art of car repaired has worked for me. multigraincracker May 2022 #7
Yes, those kinds of experiences... Buckeye_Democrat May 2022 #9
Back in the day... multigraincracker May 2022 #11
The last time my A/C didn't work was the day I picked the car up new from the dealership DFW May 2022 #8
Wow, what a story! Buckeye_Democrat May 2022 #10
Congratulations on your luck! DFW May 2022 #12
Relays in older cars are always a good first place to look Best_man23 May 2022 #14
...and fixed neighbor's car too Demovictory9 May 2022 #16
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