Recharging my AC
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Recharging my AC
I have a 90 Ranger with the 2.3 engine and 147,000 miles on it- got the thing fixed up pretty well over the past month and today I started working on the air conditioning- it looks like the previous AC belt fell apart in there ( pieces of it were everywhere) so I put a new belt on the compressor and crossed my fingers- nothing but hot air when I turned the ac on- I do believe the compressor works though because everytime I turned it on I could feel and hear the engine srain a little.
My question is this: can I just recharge this and it will be fixed? I have an old can of R-12 sitting in the garage - or should I buy one of those kits at autozone to convert it to 134a? I dont know the history of the ac system in this truck- it looks like someone just gave up on it when the belt broke.
My question is this: can I just recharge this and it will be fixed? I have an old can of R-12 sitting in the garage - or should I buy one of those kits at autozone to convert it to 134a? I dont know the history of the ac system in this truck- it looks like someone just gave up on it when the belt broke.
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From: Rosebud
Thats a judgement call,the R12 is alot more expensive than the 134A, and if you have a leak, then you just wasted alot of money if it leaks out.on the other hand, you might put the can you have in and see if it gets cool at all,although 1 can probably wont be enough to charge it all the way.In the long run your better off converting to 134A because you'll be adding a can every year or so.
