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- Mon May 27, 2024 6:41 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: '66 Oldsmobile problems
- Replies: 8
- Views: 73
- Mon May 27, 2024 6:36 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: 12volt compressor systems
- Replies: 7
- Views: 112
Re: 12volt compressor systems
Cusser I respect your experience and contributions here. My comment about no sight of Teslas in the middle of the day in AZ and NV is sourced from a similar comment by the venerable poster by the name of Bohica [Brad] 2 years ago. I will admit that anyone parking ANY vehicle in the direct sun in su...
- Sun May 26, 2024 6:47 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: 12volt compressor systems
- Replies: 7
- Views: 112
Re: 12volt compressor systems
There are no Teslas on the road in the summer daytime heat in Arizona I'm in Arizona, and there are quite a few Teslas on the roads here, even in summer. I know 3 Tesla owners and each says the AC works fine. And one friend owns an electric Mustang, says fine. 12V comp will exhaust the capability o...
- Tue May 21, 2024 8:07 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Metric to SAE/standard A/C plumbing questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 219
Re: Metric to SAE/standard A/C plumbing questions
I worked in an industrial chemistry laboratory for over 4 decades. SwageLok fittings are absolutely the best, and the by-far most-common fittings used in gas (and liquid) chromatography. What that means for us here is that these fittings were leak free for hydrogen (explosive) and for helium molecul...
- Sat May 18, 2024 6:06 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Leak detector dye colors
- Replies: 9
- Views: 226
- Thu May 16, 2024 6:13 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Should I Top Off My 16 Year Old System?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 161
Re: Should I Top Off My 16 Year Old System?
But I do agree with the point made above. If you aren't having any problems with the system currently, I would leave it alone. Disclaimer: I am NOT an AC professional. I also agree that if you feel comfortable and cool, then the system is working fine, so do not attach gauges or "top off"...
- Sun May 12, 2024 7:11 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Question re minimum safe refrigerant amount.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 252
Re: Question re minimum safe refrigerant amount.
It seems to me - and I'm NOT an AC professional - that manufacturers over the last couple of decades have gone to smaller driers, so that fewer ounces of refrigerant would be required, a cost savings. Given that, over or under such reduced ounces of refrigerant give poor performance. I'm from the co...
- Sat May 11, 2024 4:26 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Noise after AC service
- Replies: 7
- Views: 255
Re: Noise after AC service
I'm thinking to replace the fan clutch to improve air flow at idle and slower-speed driving. Or at least test it well.
- Tue May 07, 2024 3:15 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Broken AC high side cap - 1998 Nissan Frontier
- Replies: 10
- Views: 377
Re: Broken AC high side cap - 1998 Nissan Frontier
My 1998 Frontier uses a red high side cap and a blue low side cap, no H or L on them. They look pretty much like the ones shown here. https://i.imgur.com/B7DnSaF.png My 2004 Frontier with essentially same engine, transmission, and AC has two black caps of same shape as the red and blue ones. Both Fr...
- Tue May 07, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Broken AC high side cap - 1998 Nissan Frontier
- Replies: 10
- Views: 377
Re: Broken AC high side cap - 1998 Nissan Frontier
Cusser, I believe that auto manufacturers make their caps with proprietary threads and size differences inside because I've had the same problem as you with replacements not threading on. Why they do that is anyone's guess. One would think that the caps would be standard across the industry with on...