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- Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:26 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Help! Complete Rebuilt A/C Pressures Wrong
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11703
Re: Help! Complete Rebuilt A/C Pressures Wrong
I used the Autozone loaner R134a service gauge kit and electric vacuum pump up near Prescott, when most my own stuff was down in Phoenix. I felt both were pretty good units. I used my own can tap though, so not sure why you had an issue with the kit's line. Currently my PSI readings are 34/340 (low/...
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:15 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: ac keeps blowing orings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4342
Re: ac keeps blowing orings
I recently encountered similar on my 1998 Nissan Frontier after my high pressure line developed a pinhole and I bought a replacement line, have a thread on this on this site started about late June. For me, it turned out that the aftermarket part was made incorrectly, and the metal end fittings woul...
- Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:31 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: finding hoses for r12 to 134a conversion
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3670
Re: finding hoses for r12 to 134a conversion
May not be perfectly by the regulations, but technically one could leave the fittings as R-12 fittings and use the R-12 hoses/fittings and add R134a. You'd need to connect R134a to the center hose of the service gauge set. I actually have an R-12 service gauge set but bought a set of short adapter h...
- Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:27 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Subaru AC marginal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5100
Re: Subaru AC marginal
Hopefully she's looking at one with a 3rd pedal and row-your-own gears. The CVT and overly aggressive electronic throttle in this one combine for a "drunk teenager learning to drive stick" feeling which outweighs any a/c concerns. :mrgreen: Daughter would prefer one with manual transmissi...
- Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:41 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Subaru AC marginal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5100
Subaru AC marginal
My daughter lives in Flagstaff AZ 7000 feet up, significantly cooler than Phoenix) and she has been looking at Subaru Foresters and Outbacks under 5 years old. I rode in one of each (9am, cars sitting outside), felt that the AC was marginal in performance, even though the vent temperature did get do...
- Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:36 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Sticking high side coupler
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4312
Re: Sticking high side coupler
On my 1994 Suburban I had to press down on the high side coupler to get an R134a pressure reading. I blamed that on bad design by GM, the coupler worked fine on other vehicles.
- Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:16 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Now I have a leak !!! 1998 Frontier
- Replies: 22
- Views: 27872
Re: Now I have a leak !!! 1998 Frontier
Bet it blows colder than my OEM Tacoma does, I do have a 4 door tacoma though. Yeah, this 1998 Frontier is a single/regular cab; I bought it with 100K on it in 2004 for my kids to drive to school/work/practices, and so they could only have one passenger and learn stick shift. My 2004 Frontier is al...
- Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:15 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Now I have a leak !!! 1998 Frontier
- Replies: 22
- Views: 27872
Re: Now I have a leak !!! 1998 Frontier
Yeah, trim that fitting to OEM length. Sometimes the aftermarket misses. That fitting should sit flush - or the clamp & fitting have a bending load on them. So you feel that I should open it up and fix the ends, even though it's working great now? UPDATE: I did NOT open up the system to trim th...
- Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:28 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Accumulator fitting - see pic
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5214
Re: Accumulator fitting - see pic
Yes, should not be play in the fitting, something is wrong. Cannot see photo because of PhotoSucket new policy.
- Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:11 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: 2005 Grand Cherokee- siezed compressor: advice please!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11270
Re: 2005 Grand Cherokee- siezed compressor: advice please!
I assume the orifice tube is replaceable, since ackits sells it, right? I can't find any instructions specific to a 2005 grand Cherokee. Is it just a matter of removing the liquid line from the firewall manifold block and pulling the orifice tube out of the firewall end of the hose? Orifice tube is...