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Replying to: e_net_rider (Nov 04, 2009 4:12 am) The bearing in the a/c compressor had a lot of play in it at the time but was still functional. enet knows more than I do about this stuff. But it is not an easy repair the way these items are packed so close to the right fender well and down in there. Regarding disconnecting the wire to the a/c compressor. Wouldn't that isolate the noise problem between the idler assembly and the compressor? Also, there is a button on the center console by all of the hvac controls that says AC. It is lighted when the a/c is operating automatically and can be pressed to shut off the a/c compressor when you don't want it cycling on and off. |
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Replying to: jeff8789 (Oct 16, 2008 4:45 pm) |
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Live in Florida, bought the car used in 2005 with about 50,000 miles, great shape inside and out. Once the weather turned cold enough for a heater I noticed that occassionally the car would just stop running while sitting at a red light. It started right up again and didn't show anything in the information center. It still does it now and then.
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| I drive two vehicles changing out between the 1998 Aurora and a 1996 Lumina. I had been driving the Lumina for awhile and changed back to the Aurora driving at night when it started raining and I reached to the left for the windshield wipers and messed with the Aurora dimmer switch/cruised control instead, then realized my error. Upon returning home, I turned the car off and went inside, next day the battery was dead, seems while trying to turn on the wipers, I turned something on that drained the battery, anyways the battery was dead. It was fully recharged and the car starts up as always, however since then the information center lighting, the radio lighting, and other center dash lights, radio lights, thermostat light, a/c-heater light intermittently just disappear or don't light up when the car starts. Now, another oddity since that time and it didn't start happening immediately after the dead battery episode but, I started to hear an chattering, arcing sound from the left side of the dash and I think it was coming from the dimmer/cruise, once I turned off the cruise at the switch, it stopped. A day or so later I stood in the yard with the dog early in the morning and the parking lights on the car flashed on and then went off again several times, I feared the battery would be dead again but the car started right up as always. The cables were removed completely from the battery in an effort to reset it if you will and it seemed to work for a short time, the dash lights came on and stayed on when they should have, the arcing sound was gone for a week or two then it started all over again with the exception of the flashing parking lights. Ideas or educated guesses?! | |
| Another problem with it! I drove it a few miles one night and noticed the temperature was rising, I turned off the a/c, parked and turned it off. The windows fogged up, the temp kept rising. I was able to drive it home and park it. Next morning checked the antifreeze and it was not at the cold line, added some antifreeze and its been fine for a couple of weeks. Today driving in heavy stop and go traffic I noticed the temp rising again, turned off the air while sitting and on while moving, got home and smelled antifreeze. It's dripping front and center about a foot back from the hood latch. Suggestions? | |
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Replying to: jhowdy (Nov 17, 2009 2:28 pm) Hope this helps!!! |
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Replying to: jhowdy (Nov 17, 2009 3:27 pm) When the car is hot and it is dark, and with the engine running, take a flashlight and see if you can locate exactly what the source of the steam is. If you are fortunate, you may have a leaky radiator, a bad thermostat, or a failing water pump issue. I had both the radiator and the water pump issues at the same time a year ago about now. I have a 1998 Autobahn with 111K. The location you mentioned, about 12 inched behind the hood latch...... Well as you are facing the engine in the dark and using your flashlight, you might want to look over to your left (car's right side) under the radiator shroud to see if either the top radiator neck is the source due to a failing hose, a loose hose clamp, or a leak in the radiator at the top neck (common). The leak may be running across the top of the radiator to the center as you described, 12 inches behind the latch. The water pump is up front too, but off to the right of center as you are facing the engine. Mine was still functioning but was seeping, and you could see steam from that as well as the wetness. By the way, how old is your thermostat? Is it functioning correctly or stuck intermittently? That is right there with the water pump. Some guys are missing the rubber air dam under the front fascia. Since there is no grill on the car, this air dam is the only thing forcing cooler air up into the engine compartment and assisting the radiator in the cooling process. Good luck. Let us know how you make out.
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Replying to: jhowdy (Nov 17, 2009 2:28 pm) Les |
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Gave up the ghost at 111,000 miles on my 1998 with no warning. Worse, it happened at 11 PM on an interstate 25 miles from home with the wife and the dog in the car. Not good. Further, the metal fuel pump mounting ring on the top of the plastic gas tank was 80% gonzo, requiring a new tank (drop rear suspension). The repair guy showed me the old tank and pump, and the old fuel pump was essentially attached to virtually nothing. The good news is that the pump assembly includes a new fuel gauge sender, so now the fuel gauge works properly. The better news is that the check engine light throwing a fuel evaporation code has been resolved with this fix, and the car will pass emissions. And the raw gas fumes I very recently started to get on a full tank, also gone.  Wife bugging me to get rid of the car.......  My exceptional economic analysis of the benefits of the repairs versus vehicle replacement is falling on deaf ears. Apparently to her the dog's safety trumps my argument.
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Replying to: pscheid (Nov 19, 2009 9:23 am) |
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