Ford Puma Thunder 2001 - Air Con will not work

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Mon 23 Aug 2010 17:47
Ford Puma Thunder 2001 - Air Con will not work - p4G3yST

Can anyone help???????????

My wifes Ford Puma Air Con will not work at all, nor will the cold air. However, it will produce warm air all the time, even with the dial on cold or switched to AC it still comes out warm.

Has anyone else had something similar and how did it get rectified could it be a theromostat problem?????

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Mon 23 Aug 2010 20:35
Ford Puma Thunder 2001 - Air Con will not work - madf

When was it regassed?

If never, it has run out of gas which means the condenser will not work..

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Tue 24 Aug 2010 08:32
Ford Puma Thunder 2001 - Air Con will not work - p4G3yST

Thanks, it hasn't been regassed, nothing in the service history to state. So I will try this....

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Mon 23 Aug 2010 23:39
Ford Puma Thunder 2001 - Air Con will not work - WellKnownSid

Moved to technical

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Mon 23 Aug 2010 23:51
Ford Puma Thunder 2001 - Air Con will not work - bathtub tom

I wonder if these have the same heater control valve as Fiestas?

Known to fail. Perhaps it's stuck in the hot position?

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Tue 24 Aug 2010 07:32
Ford Puma Thunder 2001 - Air Con will not work - jc2

Yes-same valve.

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Tue 24 Aug 2010 08:39
Ford Puma Thunder 2001 - Air Con will not work - p4G3yST

Thanks, will also have a look at this........

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Tue 24 Aug 2010 09:03
Ford Puma Thunder 2001 - Air Con will not work - elekie&a/c doctor

As a simple check,open bonnet and run engine with a/c switched on .After a minute or so ,touch the 2 aluminium pipes that run along next to the right front wing edge.One pipe should be hot and the other cold.If this is the case then the a/c is probably ok and as suggested there could be a fault with heater valve.hth

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