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Old Jun 17, 2025 | 07:12 PM
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I have a 2006 f150 5.4. My AC will work for a while then it will start blowing warm. I know the clutch turns off when this happens because I saw it. According to the autozone digital ac refill kit the pressure is good. Idk why it keeps doing this please help.
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Old Jun 17, 2025 | 07:44 PM
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Welcome, this generally can mean it is low on refrigerant. But could also be the compressor. Its probably best that you take it in to a professional who has all of the correct tools and gauges to check your system.
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Old Jun 18, 2025 | 04:20 AM
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check the air gap of the clutch on your ac compressor
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Old Jun 18, 2025 | 11:24 AM
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If the pressures truly are good (don't always trust cheap gauges, because I've been fooled a couple times in the past into thinking my pressures are good when they were NOT) It may be worth rending a manifold gauge set and checking both high and low sides....,
+1 for checking the air gap, this is the next most likely problem in my opinion. If you don't know what we're talking about just youtube it, there are a few videos, if your air gap is too wide you might be lucky and just remove the small bolt from the front plate, and see if theres a shim washer behind the plate you can remove, and then reinstall the plate and bolt.
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Old Jun 18, 2025 | 12:20 PM
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+1 if you rent the manifold gauges from o'reillys you can really tell a lot.

i knew nothing about a/c, but a few years ago I rented the equipment and watched some videos after a shop tried to upsell me on my 04 stx (said it had a leak smh). i recharged the system myself and 3 summers later it's still blowing ice cold. best of luck with it!
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Old Jun 25, 2025 | 07:08 PM
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Still a problem?
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