For some reason whenever i am stopped and just ideling in my 97 Honda Civic my AC cuts off. Whenever i am moving it runs fine but once i come to a stand still i always hear it switch on and off then after a couple seconds it gives up and turns off. I can see it on the tach also as it oscillates 100-200 rpm. At first i though it was the coolant but i recently have flushed my radiator and added new coolant and this does not seem to have solved it.

Gets kind of annoying when i start baking out in my car waiting at the long stop lights aka western and gorman.

6/5/2008 6:37:50 PM

first thing i would check is condenser fan operation

6/5/2008 6:42:14 PM

what turns off? does teh fan keep blowing? are you sure youre not just hearing/feeling the normal cycling of the compressor?

6/5/2008 7:03:20 PM

hondas dont have enough torque at idle to get significant cooling from a r-134a compressor

with it 90+ with the humidity outside you will be lucky to get anything at idle

[Edited on June 5, 2008 at 7:18 PM. Reason : 

6/5/2008 7:05:26 PM

its probably getting too hot without airflow and the high limit is kicking it out, make sure both cooling fans are working

6/5/2008 7:18:42 PM

are you sure you dont hear the clutch kicking on and off. does the air just get hot when you are stopped.

the coolant is a hole different ball game. has nothing to do with the a/c

6/5/2008 11:36:38 PM