Fixed my Air Conditioning, finally!

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I bought my truck (97 2500 4X4) in May. I got a real good deal on it becasue of a few problems it had. Bad tires, a stuck horn button, AC not blowing cold air; just a few minor problems. I figured the AC just need some R134, so I took it to a buddy of mine the day after I bought it. Plenty of 134. Relays working fine; we couldn't find anything wrong with the AC, put the compressor wouldn't come on. I make the wonderful trip to a Dodge Dealership. They inform me that I have a bad computer and want $700 to replace it. I find a buddy that can get it at a discount, and only cost me $360. I save up all summer and finally buy the computer and install it. No AC. Nothing any differnt. Now I've got a computer that I can't return (No returns on special orders, or electrical equip. ) So, I'm saving up money to go to another dealership and just tell them to fix it. This past weekend I decided to go ahead and clean my horn button and replace the blown fuse for it. I had to replace the 20amp fuse inside the relay box under the hood. It works fine now. Driving down the road the other day, I thought about the fuse I replaced being in the relay box. Hmmmm. I wonder?? I turn my AC on, and Walahh!! Cold air! Beats the **** outta me, but I'm glad its working now, even though I'm out $360. Sorry this was so long, but I just had to tell sombody, and who knows; maybe this will help somebody else.

 

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turbomike: good news the ac working just as the leaves are starting to turn! hope the heat works fine!

I know there are many posts about incompetent dealers service, the dealer you took it to just wanted to "swap parts" starting with most expensive until they found the problem, no time spent troubleshooting! It is a real shame to have so many dealers, (apparently from posts on problems members have/are having). A lot of folks paranoid that DC is "spying" on us at this site, hope they are, and hope they read these posts about bad/no service! don't they realize that will kill lolaty faster than anything? sorry about ranting on and on but it just worries me I hope I will never have to take my truck for dealer service!!!

good luck with yours bye the way, sounds like you got a pretty good rig at a good price!

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1999 3500 quad cab, auto aero fendor trim and running boards,
bugflector II, K&N filter, Geno's monster tip