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Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon Climate Control

8 messages,  Last post on Jul 31, 2009 at 5:21 AM

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What is this discussion about? Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Electrical, Heating / Cooling, Truck


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Re: A/C Problem [whl] by acking
Mar 13, 2009 (1:21 pm)
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Replying to: whl (Oct 17, 2008 6:16 am)

There could be a few things wrong. Suction reeds in the compressor could be sticking or cracked, the receiver dryer could be plugged or evaporator coil could be restricted. The pressures will vary with temperature, what is the ambient temperature of the air outside? High side pressures? Vent temperature? and Low side pressures? All these factors must be considered when trying to diagnose this problem, the dealer is full of crap because you sound like a problem exists. Whether the system is short cycling, kicking out on high head pressure or consists of a low charge, something is wrong. Consult a pressure temperature chart for 134a to verify what your head pressures should be.
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Re: A/C Problem [whl] by andyjag
Apr 02, 2009 (2:30 pm)
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Replying to: whl (Oct 17, 2008 6:16 am)

I have had similar problems , not only on a Cadillac I owned ,but also on my 2007 Colorado.
Low side pressure reads25-30 PSI ,High side reads 350 PSI but spikes higher when low side drops.
On my cadillac the compressor was internally self destructing & filling the system with tiny flakes of Chrome & other metallic particles which blocked the expansion valve.
as for the Colorado , since it is still under waranty I will see what the dealer I bought it from can do about it.
( I've been a mechanic 25 years so it should be fun to see what answers they offer )
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High fan/recirculate by buuba116
Jun 29, 2009 (3:45 pm)
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My 2005 Canyon: With the air on, compressor running, everything cooling, when I press the recirculate switch, the light comes on but there is no change in fan speed and whatever air redirect is supposed to take place doesn't. That is---press the recirculate switch and nothing happens. Could this be a relay?
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2004 Colorado Blower Motor Switch Replacement by steve819
Jul 31, 2009 (5:21 am)
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2004 Colorado Blower Motor Switch Replacement by steve819
Jul 31, 2009 (5:21 am)
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I have islolated a problem with a nonfunctioning blower motor to the switch, I think. I took the motor out and jumped 12 volts to it and it worked fine so I assumed it was the resistor. Wrong. New resistor did nothing. I got a wiring diagram and it showed that on high speed the switch put the orange wire on the blower motor plug straight to ground. so I place the motor and the resistor on the floor board and stuck a wire in the back on the blower motor plug and grounded it. Bingo. The motor ran. Then I grounded each tap on the back of the resistor to ground and it changed speeds. Am I missing something or does the switch sound like the culprit? The wiring diagram does show a ground in the right side of the engine compartment but it is common to other circuits which are working. If you folks are in agreement that the switch is bad please tell me how to get to it. How do you get that panel off that holds the radio and swicth panel.

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