An air conditioner that is cold while moving but weak in traffic

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The air conditioning is properly cold on the highway. Sit at two long traffic lights and the vents start blowing barely cool air, then recover when I get moving again. Engine temperature appears normal. That makes me wonder about condenser airflow or a fan that isn't switching on, but I haven't checked either yet. The shop is busy, so I'd like to give them something more specific than ‘AC sometimes weak.’ What observations can I safely make while parked?

  • car-repair
  • conditioner
  • cold
  • moving
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