1) First, my Passat is blowing warm-to-slightly cool air even when the A/C is set to the lowest temperature with maximum fan speed when it is hot outside, and it leaves me sweating inside the car. But it works fine and blows normal cold air when it is cool outside. What could b...
When your car’s air conditioning system blows warm air instead of cold, it can be a sign of several potential issues. Warm air may indicate low refrigerant levels, which could be due to a leak in the system. The refrigerant is essential for absorbing heat and cooling the air before it ...
Winter car care shouldn’t start the day temperatures plunge below freezing and you discover your heater isn’t doing its job. Check the heater and defroster in the fall, before you need them, to determine if they are working properly. If they’re not, get them fixed ASAP. ...
No difference in energy use between driving or idling. With a gas car, the engine produces a lot of waste heat that the air conditioner also has to fight against to keep the cabin cool. An EV does not produce the same amount of heat when running so the AC doesn’t have to work as ...
The heater core was removed/rebuilt and the control valve pressure tested to ensure the heater/defrost was functional: New seats sourced from another 411 with a matching rear bench and new carpeting were installed: Details We convinced Kevin to breathe some life into the old paint with a cut ...
I drive a 05 chevy z71. For the past couple years our air and heat has not worked. It will work when you get up to speed and blow out cold air or heat but if you are just idling nothing at all blows out. I don’t hear anything running at all. Now it will randomly blow out...
New Wal-Mart trucks Wal-Mart has set a goal of doubling the fuel efficiency of its new heavy-duty trucks from 6.5 to 13 miles per gallon by 2015, thereby keeping some 26 billion pounds of carbon dioxide out of the air between now and 2020. Wal-Mart has b