Volvo RWD 444-544 Forum

INDEX FOR 1/2026(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 12/2021 444-544 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

AIR CONDITIONING AND ENGINE TEMP 444-544

posted by  LowellBlvd on  Thu Dec 29 04:29 CST 2005
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

I have the frigi-king "dealer install" AC option on my Duett, with a B-18 engine.
The condensor for the AC is mounted right in front of the engine radiator, as one would expect.
The AC works well, however when in use, the engine temp starts raising quickly.
This statment is based on observation of the temp guage.
When the guage needle approaches the upper limit, I turn the AC off and the system cools down to normal.
The engine does not seem to overheat, as I have stopped the car and opened the radiator cap and it does not boil or explode with steam.
Is this an oversensitive temp guage?
How does the cooling system on other 554s 122s and 210s with AC behave?
My belief is that the AC condensor is loading the air passing over the radiator with preheated air which is not effectivly lowering the coolant temperature.
I am afraid to use the AC until I can resolve this issue.
Thanks - Leroy





THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD

New AIR CONDITIONING AND ENGINE TEMP [444-544]
posted by  LowellBlvd  on Thu Dec 29 04:29 CST 2005 >


<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.