Q: My AC is messing up after heavy hauling.
I was pulling my travle trailer about a 100 miles. The air started getting hot and i could turn it off and back on it would work for a bit. After i parked the trailer it would quit every now and then finally it worked normally for about 2 months. Then it just completely quit blowing cold air. When you turn the AC you can hear the truck idle higher like it turned on. Im taking it to a mechanic tomorrow to have him drain the AC system then i will be replacing compressor but i need to know if this is the problem before i change it.
My car has 155508 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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