Hi, this is my first time posting on here and I hope I get some advice on an air conditioning issue I am having with my S40. AC is very important in Texas. About two weeks ago my AC started acting up. It cools (at a moderately cold temperature) for about 30 minutes and then gradually starts blowing hot air. If you turn the car off for a little bit, the ac will continue to blow hot air. If it is left off for awhile, the ac will go through the cycle of blowing cold air and gradually heating up again. I had to drive up from Austin to Dallas this evening to go to the George Strait concert tomorrow. This drive was interesting to say the least. My AC acted up as usual but there was a new issue. Just as I was getting out of Austin my radio started flickering and as it did this static started coming through the speakers on every station. I switched over to CD and the static continued. So I turned off the radio and my AC went from hot to cold. This has never happened before. It eventually went back to normal blowing cold air (no hot air) and the radio worked fine. About an hour and a half in I stopped to get food, turned off the car and when I returned the AC went back to hot and the radio still worked.
Does anyone have any idea of what may be going on? I was thinking about it and thought maybe it had to do with the alternator, an electrical issue, AC recharge, or god help me a compressor. Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
Pete


Does anyone have any idea of what may be going on? I was thinking about it and thought maybe it had to do with the alternator, an electrical issue, AC recharge, or god help me a compressor. Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
Pete