Here is an A/C question for those in the know.

The setting: hot, humid New Orleans, LA heat; a/c condensor that is behind a fmic, and an a/c compressor that has a short squeak every time the a/c is turned on.

What it is doing: the a/c comes on and blows cold, and gets colder when the recirculate button is turned on, but after some city, stop and go driving, or sitting in traffic, the cold air turns a little warmer, and a little more humid.

What is going on?

Thanks,

 

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And for good measure.

 

what is wrong with cross posting, I get a better chance of getting good feedback

 

Generally your a/c won't be as cold if you are sitting in traffic or stop and go driving because there is little airflow over the a/c condenser. If you get out in clear air and are moving faster does it get colder? It should.

 

when I drove it on the interstate it stayed cold, so I guess the condensor is just getting heat soaked and becoming inefficient. I still don't know why the compressor wants to squeak though.