Air conditioner does not work all the time

Tiny
99SILVERADO
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1999 Chevy Silverado 5.3L - air conditioner works pretty well on open road without much traffic. Around town and in traffic it works for a few minutes then blows hot. I turn it off for a few minutes and it will work again. It has been flushed and recharged by tech. New switch has been put on. But same problem exists
Monday, June 11th, 2007 AT 2:43 PM

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Tiny
BRUCE HUNT
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Have you replaced the EFI relay? They are notorious problem causers with syptoms like yours.
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Monday, June 11th, 2007 AT 3:10 PM
Tiny
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No, I will try that and post the results
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Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 AT 8:15 AM
Tiny
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Which relay is it?I replaced one and it worked for 4 days.
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Wednesday, July 18th, 2007 AT 8:55 PM
Tiny
JDL
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Is the compressor clutch cycling on and off? The pcm controls the compressor through a relay. The pcm can shut down the compressor through the relay control, If the pcm thinks the engine is getting too hot. There are other issues that can cause the pcm to not energize the compressor clutch relay. I realize this is an old post. I'm just killing time. Lol
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011 AT 8:53 PM

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