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- Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:20 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: I screwed up but understand! Asking advice 2007 impala
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3497
Re: I screwed up but understand! Asking advice 2007 impala
I'll offer some thoughts. As I mentioned in another thread, I normally don't recommend topping-off or boosting the refrigerant charge because you never really know exactly how much you have in the system to begin with, and you can't determine the correct charge from pressures, particularly just the ...
- Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:14 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: R12 hoses with R134 Adapters
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6179
Re: R12 hoses with R134 Adapters
Tom, I'm trying to understand what the parts are in your first two photos (the ones with the Shrader valves), but I can't quite make them out. Your third photo shows an LP adapter (blue ferrule) that mates to an R134a LP port on the quick-connect side, and what looks to be a 1/4" SAE flare fitt...
- Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:28 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: AC blows cool instead of cold
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12525
Re: AC blows cool instead of cold
This.bohica2xo wrote:If the compressor is actually turning at those pressures it is done.
Run the engine rpm up to 2,000 and watch the high side - want does it do?
Just curious: Does your car have R12 or R134a?
- Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:28 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: 96 explorer no power to clutch
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4905
Re: 96 explorer no power to clutch
I don't think you explicitly said, but I'm guessing the compressor isn't coming on. I'm not very familiar with your particular vehicle, but I wonder whether a low refrigerant charge could be causing the problem. After 22 years--especially if the A/C has never been touched-- it's very possible that i...
- Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:07 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Recovering Freon
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16263
Re: Recovering Freon
If the LP hose has a major leak, I'm pretty sure there won't be any refrigerant left in the system. But to be safe, wear protective goggles anyway in case refrigerant rushes out under pressure. You definitely don't want any liquid refrigerant in your eyes.
Let us know how it goes.
Let us know how it goes.
- Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:31 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Recovering Freon
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16263
Re: Recovering Freon
If there is zero pressure in the system, there is nothing to recover. I would go ahead with replacing the leaking hose, as well as the receiver/dryer or accumulator. Then evacuate and recharge according to the refrigerant specification on the under-hood decal.
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:37 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: 2007 chrysler pt cruiser unique AC issue
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8487
Re: 2007 chrysler pt cruiser unique AC issue
The low-pressure-only gauges that come with the refrigerant cans are notoriously inaccurate and unreliable. These cans, known as "death kits" in the trade, often contain refrigerant and sealer. You definitely DO NOT want any sealer in your A/C system. Trust me on that. To get a better hand...
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:25 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: AC problems, it has refrigerant and compressor works
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5310
Re: AC problems, it has refrigerant and compressor works
Oh, and I forgot to mention that it is normal for both the LP and HP to be close to the same when the system is off and that they'll roughly equal the ambient temperature.
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:08 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: New compressor. Not cooling well.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 24524
Re: New compressor. Not cooling well.
Just a thought: It's possible that the system had sealer in it at some point. Sealer can cause all sorts of long-term havoc with a mobile A/C system.
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 8:16 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: AC problems, it has refrigerant and compressor works
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5310
Re: AC problems, it has refrigerant and compressor works
I don't think you mentioned whether it's cooling. But based on your higher than expected LP reading (at an unknown engine RPM and ambient temperature), I'd bet vent temps are rather warm. Since it's impossible to tell from pressures alone whether a system is properly charged, I think I'd start be re...