2000 Nissan Altima air condition quits after 5 minutes

2000 NISSAN ALTIMA
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GARY PENNINGTON
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Air Conditioning problem
2000 Nissan Altima 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive
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My air condition blows cold air for short time , clutch kicks out , have put one can of freon in it,have looped high pressure switch to engage clutch and cooling fan. fan continioues to work but compressor
kicks out.Sometimes sounds like some valve is releasing pressure, has made pressure sounds long time before air condition quit cooling.
pleaase need help
Jun 12, 2008 at 7:39 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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You need to hook up a gauge set to it and monitor the pressure both side high and low
also check relay
Jun 14, 2008 at 5:41 AM
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