[Truckin']

When I started complaining that the AC in the Ridge just wasn't working the way it did last summer, you know something's definitely wrong. I drove my Trooper for three summers with nor AC and my Jeep's is in need of attention now, so I'm used to driving in the hot vehicles. In the RL I expect comfort and it was no longer there.

Last summer I generally kept my vents pointed at the ceiling and I often used the dual temps to keep it from blowing directly off the north pole on my side of the truck. BIGGUY loves it full blast and doesn't take it off Lo until the snow flies.

This year on fan speed seven I ceased to feel a breeze about 20 inches from the dash. You could hear it blowing like gang busters, but nary a whisp would reach your face. It cooled a bit, but not enough for the terrible heat wave we had all through July.

Our dealer gave us a ridiculous price to replace the filter. We decided (after reading another post on the ROC) to take the old filter out and simply clean it to see if it made any difference. It did: NIGHT and DAY. Now it blows strong enough to be felt in the back seat. On fan speed two it feels about as puny as seven did before we cleaned the filter. If your AC isn't working well, give this free fix try. If I hadn't insisted on taking photos it would have been about a fifteen minute job, but that was only because it was SO dirty.