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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 12:37 PM
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my evaporator keeps freezing over,any advice? to much freon or not enuff?
 
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 01:19 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 01:20 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 01:27 PM
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I'm not too sure if these truck have a freeze switch, but if they do I would be suspect of it.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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Can you hear the A/C compressor cycling? It shouldn't stay on all the time.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 02:00 PM
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no its not cylcing
 
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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While I'm looking this up, does the A/C compressor turn off when you select vents only?
 
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Freeze–up Control A/C Low Pressure Switch Accumulator mounted

Low psi Control Opens < 22-24 psi Resets > 37-43 psi

High psi Control Opens > 450- 490 psi Resets <270 - 330 psi
mounted on discharge line, near compressor


If you have a set of gauges, this may diagnose if a high, or low pressure switch has failed closed. With the gauges attached, if the low side goes below 22-24 PSI and the compressor is still running, the low pressure switch is bad. If the high side goes over 450-490 PSI, the high pressure switch is bad.

It may also be a case of too much freon in the system. When did the symptoms start? Did anything change from when it worked well, and until now?
 
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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yes it turns off,thats how i thaw it out.takes a few minutes

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i change the evaporator coil in the dash the blower motor and orfice tube,been freezin up since
 

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