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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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i mean it gets cold but its not cold enough
Go to autozone... They have bottles of R134 with a hose and a gauge... Read the bottle and its really simple.. Find the low pressure hookup with the vehicle running and ac on and open the valve... the gauge will tell u how charge ur system is...
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 01:23 PM
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so is it something you buy or is it a rental deal? never done this before
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 01:27 PM
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buy its like 30-50 bucks depending on brand... it should be out front since its summer... u can do it right there at the store... they might even be nice enough to show u...
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 01:27 PM
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cool... can you use it more than once?
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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cool... can you use it more than once?
No probably not, depending if u use all of the refrigerant in the bottle...
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 02:12 PM
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yeah i got it, just trying to find the port thing now
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 02:14 PM
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yeah i got it, just trying to find the port thing now. is this it?
Im not sure havent done it to my super duty yet... u can plug it up if it leaks or blows off its the high pressure end lol... look for the one that says low pressure...
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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Low pressure is on the jar there the high pressure port is on the passenger side right above the intercooler pipe on a diesel.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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the gauge started at around 41 psi when i put it on... and only went upto 45 psi. didnt want to go any higher. and that was just in the beginning range of the gauge for the current air temp. feels a little colder...
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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the gauge started at around 41 psi when i put it on... and only went upto 45 psi. didnt want to go any higher. and that was just in the beginning range of the gauge for the current air temp. feels a little colder...
Theres usually a colored area of the gauge about good bad ok or something like that...
 
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yeah, it said if its in the green it should be good. it was about in the middle of the green when i finished. i might do the a/c valve mod
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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yeah, it said if its in the green it should be good. it was about in the middle of the green when i finished. i might do the a/c valve mod
Havent heard of this one...
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 03:20 PM
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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That would explain the extreme difference of max ac and ac when its blazing outside...
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 03:24 PM
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i think your truck being a crew cab probably has it... i do not have one on my truck
 
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