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Where does the A/C air come out of?
I know this probably sounds silly, but where does the air from the A/C system come out on a 924S?
When I turn my A/C on, the clutch engages on the compressor and the radiator fans come on and everything works as it's supposed to except that I can't figure out where the air is coming from. With the A/C on full force I can hear the sound of whooshing air but none of it's coming out of any vent that I can think of. Certainly nothing coming out of the vents above the center console. I'm assuming that since the A/C is a separate system (complete with its own exclusive fan) that it has its own vents somewhere. I just can't figure out where. Thanks a lot guys. Also, anyone know where I can get R-12 relatively cheaply? Or if R-22 is compatible with an R-12 system? (Have a friend who works in refridgeration who says that R-12 and R-22 are completely compatible with R-22 being much, much, much cheaper.) If not, how much is it to exchange the dryer and convert the bloody thing to R-134a? Something that I could do myself? Aaron
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suck my tail pipe
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The 924's had notoriously Bad ventilation....you may want to trace all the ducts back from the blower into the car.. snake em and mark where they go..... make a diagram.. I've seen a ventilation diagram for the 924 ventilation system vs the upgraded 85.5 system w/dash improvements...but I can't remember where I saw it....poop
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you could install a different blower if there's too much turbulance in the routing of the vent tubes....
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Make sure that the defog slider (verticle slider) is in the down position and the diverters (horizontal sliders) are to the left , drivers side for full selection of A/C air to the cabin (85.5 and after model 944)
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Now if only I could get the A/C figured out... Aaron
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R22 requires higher operating pressures. I don't think a R12 compressor can cope with it. System is not designed for it. A home AC has a hermetically sealed compressor. A car compressor is not hermetically sealed.
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