A/C Recharge Cycling Problem
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A/C Recharge Cycling Problem
I'm slowly but surely trying to get my A/C running after reading a lot on here about A/C's. So I bought a recharge can and brought the pressure back up to spec. well, that didn't kick my compressor on, so I checked my compressor by jumping the connector and it turns right on.
So I read the pressure shows up wrong if you're filling it without the compressor going, so I went ahead and kept filling it, finally it kicked on, but only for a few seconds, then it started cycling and that's all it does now, the gauge is in the yellow with the A/C off and I dare not push it further. Watching the gauge that came with the can and having the A/C on max, it keeps going to the edge of the yellow then shoots back down to the spec. when the compressor turns on and when it's off it goes back up to the yellow.
I was told it will start cycling when you start to fill it up and will finally go away once it gets within spec. range, but if I push it further the idle pressure will be in the red... I'm guessing a pressure switch or whatever it is, I forget and it's late lol.
So I read the pressure shows up wrong if you're filling it without the compressor going, so I went ahead and kept filling it, finally it kicked on, but only for a few seconds, then it started cycling and that's all it does now, the gauge is in the yellow with the A/C off and I dare not push it further. Watching the gauge that came with the can and having the A/C on max, it keeps going to the edge of the yellow then shoots back down to the spec. when the compressor turns on and when it's off it goes back up to the yellow.
I was told it will start cycling when you start to fill it up and will finally go away once it gets within spec. range, but if I push it further the idle pressure will be in the red... I'm guessing a pressure switch or whatever it is, I forget and it's late lol.
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So I should keep charging it? Should it show high (in the red) when the clutch is disengaged though? It just shoots down to low when the clutch turns on. When it first hooked the gauge up to it it showed I still had pressure, it was low but it was there so either I have a very slow leak on the high side from my guess.
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#6
I'll post results in a few.
#7
Okay good-ish news... I pumped some more in and the compressor actually stays on now and blows lightly cool air, for the first time in a while, pretty exciting stuff.
Only problem is the pressure still isn't high enough, it's enough to keep the compressor on, yes, but it's still low, the actual problem is the can still has pressure left in it and it's like the system isn't taking any more.
Only problem is the pressure still isn't high enough, it's enough to keep the compressor on, yes, but it's still low, the actual problem is the can still has pressure left in it and it's like the system isn't taking any more.
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