EB Fairmont Ghia Air-conditioning Woes

[elusiverunner]

I need some ideas on what the problem is with the air-conditioning in my Fairmont Ghia.

First of all the car was retro fitted with the 134A gas system about seven months ago. On New Years day when the ambient temperature was at about 41 I turned the a/c on only to be bathed in air that was hotter than the air outside. I had the climate control set on not recirulate and the windows wound up. The car had been in the garage all day and was not in the slightest bit hot.

Last week I had the a/c checked - my mechanic is still closed so I used a specialist a/c service centre. A quick check revealed that the system was fully gassed and the evidence of the smallest of leaks (still to be determined) in the pipe leading from the condenser, I think (the cylinder in front of the radiator). The guy said that may just be when the mechanic swapped pipes, etc over.

Anyway since then I have run the a/c with the climate control at minimum - 16 degrees and it doesn't seem to be blowing cold air into the cabin. Also there is a slight hissing sound coming from the front passenger foot well. I would appreciate any constructive ideas on what the problem could be. :

[NZ]

You can do a self test on the system. With the car at operating temp press the off and floor buttons at the same time. All the penel screen led's will light then go blank as it runs its test. If it passes then the screen will read off or be blank (eb2) if not it will show the error code as E then 1 - 7. if it has more than 1 you can press auto to see the next one. My bet is you'll ger E2 which is the blend door fault. It mixes warm and cold air, when at 16 it should be at the maximum cold position. Try that and see how you get on.

[elusiverunner]

Thanks for the reply, but I should have mentioned I have done this test and there were no errors displayed .... sorry

[vanessa0305]

Have you looked under the passenger's floor well up to the fan to make sure nothing is caught up there, That might account for the hissing...however I have an EA and when the a/c is working there is a hissing coming from the glove box. I am told this is normal.