# MY air conditioner is not blowing cold air **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 23, 2014, 5:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-air-conditioner-is-not-blowing-cold-air/86182 "2014-07-23T05:52:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Juanita1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@Juanita1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Juanita1)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 5:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-air-conditioner-is-not-blowing-cold-air/86182/1 "2014-07-23T05:52:01Z")
Ok, it was over 100 degrees today in Lawrence, Kansas and on the way home from work, the air conditioner stopped making cool air. Hot air now comes out. This is a different problem that the poster before me seems to have. Mazda Protégé, 1996, 128,000 plus miles on it. A reconditioned one was installed in 2006, compressor replaced in July, 2012. Thoughts? ---
**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:** [July 23, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-air-conditioner-is-not-blowing-cold-air/86182/2 "2014-07-23T07:43:08Z")
You need to have the system looked at. Pressures need to be checked and electrical systems need to be evaluated. Without a set of gauges, there is no real DIY solution despite what some commercials say. ---
**Author:** ![Juanita1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@Juanita1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Juanita1)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-air-conditioner-is-not-blowing-cold-air/86182/3 "2014-07-23T16:29:32Z")
@‌ Busted Knuckles: Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![MG-McAnick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mg-mcanick/32/188_2.png) [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-air-conditioner-is-not-blowing-cold-air/86182/4 "2014-07-23T17:41:46Z")
Are you saying that it blew cold for part of your trip, but quit in heavy traffic on 23rd? If the outage was sudden, I’d suspect a belt or fuse. Is there more than one belt? If there is only one, and everything else is working, then it’s not the belt. Might you have bumped/loosened an electrical connection when you were replacing that big hose last weekend? Do you hear a loud click when you turn the A/C on? If you don’t hear the click of the A/C compressor’s clutch, first check fuses. There is one that will allow the compressor to kick in. If it’s blown, it’s not (going to be) cool. A reconditioned WHAT was installed in 2006? ---
**Author:** ![Juanita1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@Juanita1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Juanita1)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-air-conditioner-is-not-blowing-cold-air/86182/5 "2014-07-23T20:44:16Z")
@MG McAnick: Weird thing is that it works fine this morning! Yes, I did worry I might have bumped something when replacing the hose last weekend. A reconditioned air conditioner was installed in 2006. ---
**Author:** ![MG-McAnick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mg-mcanick/32/188_2.png) [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-air-conditioner-is-not-blowing-cold-air/86182/6 "2014-07-24T15:28:28Z")
Ahhh, but it was considerably cooler in the morning, down to about 75º. At 100º your A/C was working very hard. Did it blow adequately cold at first, and then just warm? What about the compressor clicking in? Does it go on and off and on again? ---
**Author:** ![Juanita1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@Juanita1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Juanita1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-air-conditioner-is-not-blowing-cold-air/86182/7 "2014-07-25T04:25:03Z")
I could not hear a clicking sound, but it might be because I have a slight muffler issue whose repair is on hold for a while. On the hot day, it started out adequately cold then abruptly was hot air. It was 89 today and it worked adequately. Tomorrow it is to be 100 degrees so I will see what happens.