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So I posted before about the AC in my 05 TB. It gets coldish but not really cold like it should. Today it is in the low 80s here so I tried it again. I now notice that there’s a noise under the hood when the AC is turned on. I can best describe it as an inconsistent chirping sound. If the AC is...

Thanks TJBaker. I have access to a snap on solus pro although it’s only updated to around 2009 or 2010. I never thought an item like this would be something read by a scan tool. Does anyone know of this tool will read AC pressures?

Thanks for the replies. The truck is $15 years old so I don’t want to go crazy with ‘‘tis I was just hoping for a quick band aid. The fan clutch is new as of about a month ago. It does roar on startup and then subsides after I start driving. Maybe the fact that the new clutch is working and the...

It might be discontinued from the dealer but it is readily available brand new from several aftermarket companies. I would recommend getting the AC Delco part which is number D1426D.

So turned in the air conditioner in my 2005 TB LT SWB today for the first time this year and it wasn’t as cold as I remembered it being. Now this truck has always had the lazy AC since new, meaning that it takes a bit to get cold when you first start it up especially at idle. This was different...

I’d start with the ignition switch. It’s a cheap part and causes all sorts of crazy things to happen including a lot of what you’ve described.

I would start by unplugging and re-plugging in both harnesses for the ABS at the connectors on the end of the hub leads. You might just have a bad connection.

The VATS system is beyond my knowledge of this truck. What I am wondering though, is if there is any type of electrical connector attached to the driver door lock cylinder or latch mechanism? The reason I ask is because you said twice that this isssue started when you picked the lock. For the...

Was the original washer pump motor just defective and possibly had some bad spots on out that would make it pulse as it ran? Are you getting 12v to the pump motor when commanded? If so, replace the pump. If not, you’ll have to start chasing the wiring backwards from there or forward from the...

I have rainsense in my 05 TB swb and the washer motor works in the typical fashion. No pulsation.

Thanks toll keeper. I am not sure we are talking about the same item. This is a piece of foam about a quarter inch thick and an inch high and runs the length of the condenser and is installed in the small gap between the bottoms of the radiator and condenser. Thanks again for the info.

Does anyone know what the purpose is for the strip of foam insulation between the bottom of the radiator and the AC condenser? Is it necessary? Mine has lost its adhesion on one end and I’m getting sick of pushing it back up into place only for it to fall down again the next day. Is it...

TJBaker I just re-read post 13 and see that you did give that info. Thanks very much. Over the weekend when it stops raining I am going to try to push down on the metal dipstick itself with a flat blade screwdriver where it’s broken off flush in hopes that it will release the locking mechanism...

That’s possibly what’s happening TollKeeper. I cannot rotate the round red piece at all or pull it up at all. That’s why I’m asking for someone to see of theirs rotates at all or has any up and down play at all with it locked. If there is play then mine isn’t locked it’s seized. If there’s no...

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