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Has anyone found a fix to keeping the AC cold when idling?
When my 2018 sits for even a minute the AC seems to disappear.
I've tried bumping the idle up manually with negative results.
As soon as the truck starts moving, it goes right back to frosty.
Have you had the Freon checked?
2016 Ram Laramie 3500 (DRD), G56, 6.7, Rough Country Leveling, HID headlights, Morimoto LED fogs plus a whole lot more!
2016 RAM 3500 4x4 Laramie Crew Cab ,G56
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Not yet, truck only has 10k miles, picked up brand new in October.
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(Possibly) might not have gotten a full charge coming off of the line.
Take it to your stealership & Have it checked or if you possess the proper A/C tools - check youself.
I've had a couple of autos do the same thing over the years - in stop & go traffic we would sweat our &%$#@ off - but after getting going again @ highway speeds it would freeze us out... Getting that airflow across the condenser fins was the ticket!
One was actually low on R34.
2017 Bighorn (Delmonico Red & Chrome) CC-HD2500-4WD-6.7L-3:42w/Anti-Spin
Oil: -SHELL- Rotella T6 5W-40 & T5 15W-40 combo w/LF16035
68RFE/BW44-46/Power Steering: -Red Line- C+ ATF
Frontend & Rearend: -Red Line- SAE GL-5 75W-90NS
Many Small Mods: Interior & Exterior
Mileage: 28,541
I'm going to have a service done this week.
I'll add that to the checklist!
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2014 RAM 3500 (Aisin) 3.73 4X4 Limited Crew Cab Long Bed DRW. Oil Bypass Filter, 50 Gallon auxiliary fuel tank.
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2014 RAM 3500 (Aisin) 3.73 4X4 Limited Crew Cab Long Bed DRW. Oil Bypass Filter, Fuel Filtration Kit, Cold Air Intake, City Diesel Actuator and 50 Gallon Aux Fuel Tank.
Check the fan clutch?
If that goes out it can affect AC at a stop.
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2012 2500 4WD, CCLB 68RFE, 2.75" Carli Level with Bilstein 5100s, and still a ways to go...
Mine is doing the same thing.
A friend of mine who owns his own HVAC business checked it and said it looks like I have a blocked orifice or noncondensables in the filter.
We didn't have time to evacuate the system and pull everything apart when he looked at it.
I was a little low on Freon and he topped it up but it only helped a little bit. I'm intrigued to hear what your issue is.
I had the same issue and it ended up being the fan clutch.
Recommend going with OEM parts on this.
@Geno's Garage sells a wrench that’s very helpful as well.
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2012 Ram 2500 Laramie 4x4 Crew Cab 6.7 Cummins. RevMax built 68RFE "550" transmission w/ billet flexplate/low stall triple disc TC/direct oiling billet input shaft. 35"x12.50" Toyo Open Country AT2 tires on OEM 20" wheels, Thuren soft ride front springs, Thuren track bar, Thuren upper and lower control arms, Hellbent steering box brace, King 2.0 steering damper, Redhead steering box, Fox 2.0 shocks, Carli ball joints, Caterpillar fuel filter/Donaldson water separator, ARP 425 head studs, Viair onboard air compressor, airlift 5k# rear airbags, V4 LED headlights, Kenwood head unit
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UPDATE, service done, it's the viscous fan clutch, they found a very small leak, it's going to be replaced under warranty.
I asked if I bumped the idle all the way up, 1500 rpms, which I hadn't gone that high, would it work.
They said maybe, haven't tried it yet.
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