Couple Questions, Tranny and t-case shift boots getting hot and AC went out? HELP
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Couple Questions, Tranny and t-case shift boots getting hot and AC went out? HELP
Ok first question is one of those "is it normal for.." questions. on road trips or after i've been towing or just driving a long time in general in our New Mexico heat i can feel the base of the t-case and shifters down near the boot get pretty hot. if i had to guesstimate, they would reach idk maybe 115 F so not stunningly hot but still hot to the touch. is this a normal occurrence to feel on a truck thats a standard with a manual t-case??
second question, i know its not a drivetrain one but oh well. before the winter, my ac blew ice cold and strong as it should but i didn't use it all winter and come sometime in march or early april when i went to use it again it won't blow cold air. it blows out of the vents and i can hear the compressor working (i think) but its just not cold. i dont know if i'm out of the coolant stuff or what? any thoughts? how do i get my cold back?
thanks RF
pavel
second question, i know its not a drivetrain one but oh well. before the winter, my ac blew ice cold and strong as it should but i didn't use it all winter and come sometime in march or early april when i went to use it again it won't blow cold air. it blows out of the vents and i can hear the compressor working (i think) but its just not cold. i dont know if i'm out of the coolant stuff or what? any thoughts? how do i get my cold back?
thanks RF
pavel
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As for the Shift boot question, check to see the fluids are full. If everythings topped off, then your fine. My ranger does the same thing on long loaded drives. Its cool enough to touch it, but still pretty damn warm. I'd recommend using a syncromesh fluid if you want to keep the temps a little cooler.
Your AC system probably has a leak and leaked out all of the Refrigerant. Open the hood and turn the A/C on, is the pump cycling on and off, staying on, or staying off.
Your AC system probably has a leak and leaked out all of the Refrigerant. Open the hood and turn the A/C on, is the pump cycling on and off, staying on, or staying off.
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i replace the fluid when i got it about 15 thousand miles ago so that should be fine. they are all metal with no insulation so i could imagine them conducting the heat really well but i'll make sure to check the fluid and call it goood.
any chance it could be a tranny cooler issue? do our trucks even come with transmission coolers and if so is there anything like a relocation or some other mod to make them more effective?
any chance it could be a tranny cooler issue? do our trucks even come with transmission coolers and if so is there anything like a relocation or some other mod to make them more effective?
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