98 Ford Ranger, Blows Hot Air Under Hard Acceleration

by RC
(Oceanside, CA USA)

Hi, I have a 1998 Ford Ranger, V6, 4.0L Automatic, A/C. When I go up hills or under hard acceleration, the A/C starts blowing hot air. It does start to cool down for about 1-2 minutes after I'm done accelerating. What the heck!!!

Steve Says,

Hi, RC. Thanks for asking me your question. What you are describing is completely normal. This is a strategy used by the computer to give your truck plenty of power when going up hills or when it is floored. The AC system takes a lot of power to run so the computer cuts out the AC during these times.