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Darren

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:55 pm
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I have a 1998 Chevy Suburban. I've fixed several problems with the
vehicle and am left with two.

First the vehicle starts great when the engine is cold but, the
starter cranks very slow when it's warm. Almost like it is working
harder to start. I have had the battery tested and replaced the
alternator earlier.

The second problem has to do with the front and rear AC. The AC is
very cold in the rear of the vehicle but, the front part of this split
system in the dash is warm. I just replace the dash mounted AC/heater
control. I know the system is working because the rear section of the
vehicle is blowing out cold air.

Any help would be appreciated.

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James1549

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:55 pm
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First you could have a starter going bad once it gets warm/hot from
engine temperature. The other thing that comes to mind is that the
timing is set too advanced. You will need to check and see if the
distributor is adjustable on your particular engine. If so, knock it
back a few degrees.

For the A/C, I can tell you about a Dodge Caravan w/rear A/C I once
owned. If the system began to get just a little low, the rear air was
ice cold and front would get luke warm. I would add 1 can and the
front would do great then. I had to add a can once every 2 summers. It
seemed the rear needed less charge to cool the evaperator than the
front.

Good luck, James

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Darren

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:55 am
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On Jul 15, 7:21 pm, James1549 wrote:
> First you could have a starter going bad once it gets warm/hot from
> engine temperature. The other thing that comes to mind is that the
> timing is set too advanced. You will need to check and see if the
> distributor is adjustable on your particular engine. If so, knock it
> back a few degrees.
>
> For the A/C, I can tell you about a Dodge Caravan w/rear A/C I once
> owned. If the system began to get just a little low, the rear air was
> ice cold and front would get luke warm. I would add 1 can and the
> front would do great then. I had to add a can once every 2 summers. It
> seemed the rear needed less charge to cool the evaperator than the
> front.
>
> Good luck, James

James, thanks for the heads up on the A/C. I had a partial can of
134a attached to a recharge kit. I just got back in from adding the
can and that did it, both front and back are working. I'll look into
the starter and/or timing tomorrow.

Thanks for the good information, Darren
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:55 pm
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On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:58:53 -0000, Darren wrote:

>James, thanks for the heads up on the A/C. I had a partial can of
>134a attached to a recharge kit. I just got back in from adding the
>can and that did it, both front and back are working. I'll look into
>the starter and/or timing tomorrow.


Forget looking at timing as it is not the issue here. Sometimes a hot
motor can take a lot more power to start than a cold one. Over 30
years ago I had this Chevy Impala SS with a 396 that developed a hot
start problem. It kind drove me nutz for a while and tried new cables,
starter and a few other things. SOmeone suggested a new battery even
though other one "tested" good. I went out and bought one (the most
powerfull one I could find) and never had another hot start issue with
it. Sometimes when batteries get hot they can loose power too.
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