2000 Volkswagen TDI Need Help with Jetta Turbo Diesel AC

Tiny
ZACH_SWEAT
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  • 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 99,000 MILES
Recently purchased a 2000 VW Jetta Turbo Diesel. The A/c has no problem blowing cool air through the vents, but it is definitely not as cold as it should be. Also, air has foul smell to it. I believe it may be a stopped up drain tube or something. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 AT 9:29 AM

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Tiny
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Nice guess but you are incorrect, the "foul smell" is probably a coolant leek, pull your mats up and check the floorboards and the firewall carpet make sure it is not wet, if it is wet you have a bad heater core, or something like that, is the vehicle using coolant? You can very easily check your air-conditioning system by taking the water hoes and cooling down the condenser, if the air gets colder you are low on 134A free-on.
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