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A/C blower - weak output from vents

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Old 06-09-2016, 02:36 PM
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A/C blower - weak output from vents

The A/C blower sounds like it should be putting out a lot more air than what is actually coming out of the vents. I am wondering if it could be a baffle problem or loose ductwork. I am going to replace the cabin filter for good measure. Has anyone else had this problem and been able to correct it?
 
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Cabin filter would be my first guess....
Lots of gunk ends up there....mice nests, rodent food supplies....leaves, etc...
Possible your fan is getting weak or a bad resistor pack, but always do the simplest first.
 
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Originally Posted by ZippyNH
Cabin filter would be my first guess....
Lots of gunk ends up there....mice nests, rodent food supplies....leaves, etc...
Possible your fan is getting weak or a bad resistor pack, but always do the simplest first.
Yeah. That cabin filter was NASSss-Teeee!
I also ran a shop vac hose up in there while I had it open and also tried to vacuum out all the vents including defrost vents. A little difficult on the A/C vents because they want to close on you when you try to vacuum.
I'm getting pretty good air flow now and its cooling pretry good but I will probably go get the system checked to see if it needs to be charged.
Thanks
 
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