# 2001 Chevy Silverado Z71 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 28, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-silverado-z71/15940 "2008-06-28T00:14:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![margarett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@margarett](https://community.cartalk.com/u/margarett)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-silverado-z71/15940/1 "2008-06-28T00:14:03Z")
Our truck’s air conditioner has stopped working and blows hot, and i mean hot, air! The belt is fine and it has freon. Any suggestions? Thanks a bunch. 2001 Chevy Silverado 5.3 V-8 Vortec 4X4 ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-silverado-z71/15940/2 "2008-06-28T00:26:09Z")
What are the pressures, static or running? Just because there is freon, doesn’t mean there is enough. The AC system has pressure sensors, and will turn off the compressor if the pressures get too high or are too low. If you don’t have the equipment to check the pressures, please go to a good independant professional. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-silverado-z71/15940/3 "2008-06-28T00:48:17Z")
How do you know it has the correct amount of refrigerant (it’s not freon anymore)? I repeat, how do you know? Please answer this question. Once again, BustedKnuckles is right, you need to take this vehicle to an automotive AC specialist. This is NOT a do-it-yourself project.