Tempo L4-122 2.0L DSL (1984)
Refrigerant Pressure Sensor / Switch: Customer Interest
A/C System - Chemical/Refrigerator Type Odor
Article No.
91-15-5
07/24/91
AIR CONDITIONING - "REFRIGERATOR TYPE SMELL" OR "CHEMICAL TYPE ODOR" A/C SYSTEM - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE
10/15/90
FORD:
1980-91 CROWN VICTORIA
1981-91 ESCORT
1982-83 FAIRMONT
1982-88 EXP
1982-91 MUSTANG, THUNDERBIRD
1983-86 LTD
1984-91 TEMPO
1986-91 TAURUS
1989-91 PROBE
LINCOLN-MERCURY:
1980-91 GRAND MARQUIS, MARK VII, TOWN CAR
1981-87 LYNX
1982-83
LN7, ZEPHYR
1982-86 CAPRI
1982-91 CONTINENTAL, COUGAR
1983-86 MARQUIS
1984-91 TOPAZ
1986-91 SABLE
LIGHT TRUCK:
1980-91 BRONCO, F-150-350 SERIES
1982-91 RANGER
1983-90 BRONCO II
1986-91 AEROSTAR
1988-91 ECONOLINE, F SUPER DUTY, F-47
1991 EXPLORER
This TSB article is being republished in its entirety to include Labor Standards for the Taurus, Sable and Probe vehicle models.
ISSUE:
A "refrigerator type smell" or "chemical type" odor may come from some A/C systems. As the calibration of the clutch cycling pressure
switch drifts downward, the evaporator core temperature may drop too low. This results in a "refrigerator type smell" or "chemical type" odor
as the system cycles on and off.
