re: 164 a/c

[Anthony Toy <anthonytoy@domain.elided>]

Danny wrote:
> I'm just a little curious if anyone else's A/C in their 164L isn't
> performing very well in the summer heat. I have a red alfa and in
> 95degree
> weather, it was hard to keep my backseat passengers really cool when I
> was
> in Houston this weekend. I had it charged before I left and the lowest
> it
> would get down to was 50deg by a local a/c guy

Danny,
I had a similar problem and found 2 things. The flap that controls 
fresh/recirculated air was jamming against the filter. This is easily 
spotted by removing the plastic cover under the bonnet that covers all 
the air conditioning parts, and observing the flap behinf where the 
filter is inserted while someone operates the recirc button. Also the 
connection to this flap was reversed on mine. Meaning on recirc I was 
getting full outside air! You need recirculated air to get the car really 
cold. I reversed this and all was cool again.
Anthony Toy,
Sydney Australia

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