AC will not take freon

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Jun 9, 2014 | 10:34 PM

#16

empiretc

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f**d a/c systems are a major PITA.

spent a bunch of money on the one in old green a couple years ago (had already redone it when the truck was first purchased), and it has now developed a leak again....

gonna bite the bullet and just take it to a local shop this time.

Jun 27, 2018 | 04:39 PM

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Bandittt1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pikachu

Where did I say anything that isn't in line with that?

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Originally Posted by Pikachu

My first statement says a system doesn't need a vacuum to take refrigerant. You can add refrigerant to an undercharged system without evacuating it first. I did not in any way mean to imply that a system with no pressure should be charged.

I actually kind of thought the way you said it was like if it is completely empty I'll have to do is add to it. I don't know a whole lot about AC systems, but if it's completely empty you're probably wasting your money filling it again without sealing up the leak.

Jun 28, 2018 | 02:04 AM

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'88 E-350

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4 year old post so you kinda wasted your typing on it. But even if a system is empty it doesn't always indicate a large leak. If it went empty over a long span of time a re-fill may make it work for a few years without any other repairs.

And whoever said the system needs to be charged to be able to make a vacuum to be able to pull in the freon is wrong.