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Mon 3 Jul 2006 21:52
ford mondeo air conditioning - gibbo007
ford mondeo 1.8 petrol; this is my first car with air con'. i have had it re-gassed but it is not blowing cold , i can not find any fuses blown. anybody any ideas. thanks in advance, gibbo007
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Mon 3 Jul 2006 22:02
ford mondeo air conditioning - Crinkly Dave
Did you regass it with a DIY kit, or take it to a specialist?
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Mon 3 Jul 2006 22:05
ford mondeo air conditioning - Crinkly Dave
have a look at www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=4&t=42...0
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Mon 3 Jul 2006 22:07
ford mondeo air conditioning - gibbo007
do not know about DIY kits, had it done on a machine at a garage
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Mon 3 Jul 2006 23:19
ford mondeo air conditioning - Galaxy
You may well find that the Condenser (mounted in front of the radiator) has rusted through at the bottom. A very common problem on a Mk2 Mondeo.

When you had the aircon regassed did they put any dye in, do you know?
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Mon 3 Jul 2006 23:20
ford mondeo air conditioning - Galaxy
Why did I think it's a Mk 2?!
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Tue 4 Jul 2006 00:02
ford mondeo air conditioning - Dave N
Did it work for a while after regassing? If so, then you have a leak.
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Tue 4 Jul 2006 00:46
ford mondeo air conditioning - gibbo007
did not work after regassing, no leaks detected
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Tue 4 Jul 2006 18:05
ford mondeo air conditioning - Dave N
If not working after gas, is the clutch pulling in? If so, then the compressors shot. If not, then check the clutch cycling switch, relays, fuses, and wiring.

These are really easy to work on, so a specialist (not a guy with a new machine) should be able to fix it easily.
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Wed 5 Jul 2006 09:08
ford mondeo air conditioning - SteVee
Have you got the airflow direction control selected for aircon ?
With standard aircon (rather than climate) there may be just one position on the direction knob for cold air.
This is probably out of the dashboard vents - select anything else and cold air is blocked off.
Your handbook should say.

Do you get water pooling under the car after aircon has been used ?
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