last year my 2008 mercury grand marquis had some trouble with the cooling fan control module. It was casing my ac to cycle and wasnt cooling properly.
i got a 30lb freon tank, scale,gagues,vacuum pump, and ball valve on the way. Im going to recharge the system in both cars(08 mercury and 02 bmw)

its a 2002 330i he bought these little ac analyzers that you press on the low side valve and it indicated it was good dont know how accurate they are though he also bought an expansion valve and said its easy to change on his car he side you can get to it from under the hood yes i wear safety glasses

awhile back my mustangs fan went out and caused the radiator to crack when the radiator cracked it shot steam into the engine bay this steam somehow caused the valve stem on the ac line to shoot out i brought the car to a shop and they fixed it it worked good until a few months later the compressor ...

Thanks Tim
i just placed my order

[/quote]Note that this is done only after evacuating a system and charging it. If you're connecting a Manifold Gauge Set (MGS) to test the pressures alone, there will be some air and moisture in the hoses, which you don't want to draw into the system for obvious reasons.[/quote] i was curious if you...

i'll confess i ordered from a different site to try and save a buck i didnt take in to account that buck supports the forum and the product is packaged better to ensure safe delivery i canceled my order and Im ready to order again through Tim i was thinking about changing to the R134A ALUMINUM GAUGE...

ok got the Santech MT1760 ordered
when i charge the system with the 30lb freon tank
do i put it in the upright position when i charge on the scale

also how long should i pull a vacuum on the system

can someone reccomend some quality gagues

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i took a pic but its saying its too big
i tried compressing cutting and still nothing