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In my grandfathers 98 mystique when the ac is turned on only the pasengers side gets cold air. Both of the sides blow air about equally hard. Could this mean the ac needs to be reacharged or could something be blocking it? It's a 98 v6 auto. Any suggestions are much appreciated as always.

Well for one thing, its not a re-charge issue. AC either works or it doesn't. It sounds like a "door" is stuck in the system. My wifes old Audi did that. Blew hot air to the outermost dash vents and cold air out the center. Highly annoying.

Somehow you're going to have to go into the dash a find the problem. Sorry, I know it isn't much help ...

hmm... anyone have a schematic of the ac inside the dash? Or have this happen to them and how did you fix it?

Ford has had problems on many of its models with the "blend door" actuator failing. The blend door is what determines the output temperature. It sounds like your blend door has broken, and some air conditioned air is going out the passenger outlet, while the other outlets are receiving ambient air.