engine doesn't run good under a load like a hill

1995 PONTIAC FIREBIRD
115,000 MILES
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COMMANDOXTEDDYX
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I got a 1995 pontiac firebird and when it gets under a strain like going up a hill the air cuts off until the car is out of the strain and i want to know why???It only does it when im going up a hill and the air just cuts off and stops coming out the vents until I get to the top of the hill then the air kicks back on and works just like normal until i go up another hill than the same thing happens again and i really dont know why but i would like to find out so i can get it fixed if its a problem.
Oct 5, 2011 at 7:56 PM
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This is a normal function built into the AC system. When your car is going up a hill it needs all the power it can to get up the hill and when the AC is on it uses a lot of engine power. To make this work the AC cuts out to give the engine more power to make it up the hill.
Oct 5, 2011 at 8:43 PM
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