TheCitrusMaster
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- Euless, Texas
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Automatic
Ok so
I have a 2000 Mazda B3000. One day in heavy traffic on a 100 degree Texas day (just a regular day in Texas) I noticed my temp guage about 3/4ths of the way up. Also, my AC stopped blowing cold.
I took the exit ramp and as soon as I gained a little speed my temp went back to normal.
Well, over the next week of driving I noticed that if the truck had been running at least 15 minutes, and if I let it idle or was in traffic, it would start to overheat. It takes a while, and does so slowly. I would notice when the AC turn warm.
I figured my fan clutch was bad, and it was. I replaced it with a new one, and it got better. I thought it was fixed.
Now, two weeks later, my AC will start blowing warm after driving around about 15 minutes. The engine would not be overheating. I checked the freon level because I thought it needed a charge but it was fine.
Later I realized I had the same issue as before of it overheating at idle or in traffic. It doesn't do it quite as often as before, it has only done it twice in the last 3 weeks and it cooled down as soon as I turned the AC off.
Its not bad enough that I cant drive it, but I would like to be able to fix the issue, especially because having AC here in Texas is a must. Again, the AC turns warm after about 15 minutes of driving even when the engine is staying stable at operating temp.
Any idea whats going on?
I have a 2000 Mazda B3000. One day in heavy traffic on a 100 degree Texas day (just a regular day in Texas) I noticed my temp guage about 3/4ths of the way up. Also, my AC stopped blowing cold.
I took the exit ramp and as soon as I gained a little speed my temp went back to normal.
Well, over the next week of driving I noticed that if the truck had been running at least 15 minutes, and if I let it idle or was in traffic, it would start to overheat. It takes a while, and does so slowly. I would notice when the AC turn warm.
I figured my fan clutch was bad, and it was. I replaced it with a new one, and it got better. I thought it was fixed.
Now, two weeks later, my AC will start blowing warm after driving around about 15 minutes. The engine would not be overheating. I checked the freon level because I thought it needed a charge but it was fine.
Later I realized I had the same issue as before of it overheating at idle or in traffic. It doesn't do it quite as often as before, it has only done it twice in the last 3 weeks and it cooled down as soon as I turned the AC off.
Its not bad enough that I cant drive it, but I would like to be able to fix the issue, especially because having AC here in Texas is a must. Again, the AC turns warm after about 15 minutes of driving even when the engine is staying stable at operating temp.
Any idea whats going on?