So here is the back story. I bought my '99 LC from my cousin in Dallas, TX this June and we road tripped it back to Columbia, SC. Only one time did the A/C light start blinking and the A/C stopped blowing cold. We turned the climate control off and turned it back on a few minutes later and never had a problem with it the rest of the trip. Fast forward to July and I'm sitting in hot downtown Columbia traffic and it happens again. No noise, just the flashing A/C light. Once I got moving, the A/C started again.
I read on here about the serpentine belt saving feature that kicks off the A/C compressor if the pulley RPM changes. So figured something was going on, but no noises and it was so sporadic for a 20 year old car, I waited it out. About a week ago the bearing starting making a terrible noise. So I took off the clutch and pulley and pressed in a new bearing. Quiet as a mouse.
But this morning was in the high 30s when I left for work and I heard a sound coming from the right side of the dash when i turned on the defroster. Like something rubbing on the tire or like a plastic gear stripping.
Now my A/C button won't turn off and the button to switch from between recirculated and fresh air isn't working either. The blower sounds like its pushing a lot of air, but not much is coming from the vents in any position and is definitely not warm.
So my question is: Did the bearing swap mess something up in the controls or did the cold weather just expose a separate problem on a 20 year old vehicle?
I read on here about the serpentine belt saving feature that kicks off the A/C compressor if the pulley RPM changes. So figured something was going on, but no noises and it was so sporadic for a 20 year old car, I waited it out. About a week ago the bearing starting making a terrible noise. So I took off the clutch and pulley and pressed in a new bearing. Quiet as a mouse.
But this morning was in the high 30s when I left for work and I heard a sound coming from the right side of the dash when i turned on the defroster. Like something rubbing on the tire or like a plastic gear stripping.
Now my A/C button won't turn off and the button to switch from between recirculated and fresh air isn't working either. The blower sounds like its pushing a lot of air, but not much is coming from the vents in any position and is definitely not warm.
So my question is: Did the bearing swap mess something up in the controls or did the cold weather just expose a separate problem on a 20 year old vehicle?
