There’s a heat wave kicking everyone’s ass in Cali. With that being said I need to fix this AC problem… NOW. And that means working in this heat… Bring it on.
So from doing some research on my AC issue, I found out it can be throttle body/Fast Idle Valve related; meaning when the compressor kicks on, the fast idle valve isn’t compensating for it by bumping the idle speed up. I also said throttle body because I came across this: https://youtu.be/id26HIyI84U @00:12 is what my van does; the ac clutch kicks around. The dude in the video took the throttle body off and did a deep clean by spraying all the carbon off, while I cleaned it on the manifold. I will do a deeper clean when I get a new throttle body gasket, so for now it’ll have to do.
Here are the before pics
Notice the carbon build up on the valve itself. Now for the after pics
Sure shit it did the trick, kinda. It does kick around a little but it eventually stops, unlike before it’ll kick around and never stop. The AC is working for now, once I get the new throttle body gasket I’ll perform the deeper clean and also replace the fast idle valve while I’m at it to be safe. If anyone decides to clean it without taking it off the manifold, I suggest spraying inside the throttle body and manifold with compressed air when you’re done, that’ll help make all the carb/throttle cleaner evaporate, helping with the start up afterwards.
Stay cool everybody, if you decide to work in this heat like I did today, stay shaded and hydrated! ✌️
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