Air Conditioning
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Air Conditioning
Alright guys, I know very little about air conditioning. I've never had a truck that the air conditioning has worked in. My stroker used to have it but that was two years ago. So what do I need to do to get my air back? Can I re-charge the system myself?
Sorry boys, wrong forum. Somehow I wandered upstairs...
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If it were me, I'd have a vacuum pulled on the system to see if it will hold. If not, find the leak, fix it, then try again. That's assuming the compressor isn't at fault. If it's a gonner, tear the system apart, flush everything with denatured alcohol, replace the accumulator-dryer, put it all back together with your new compressor, have it evacuated, and it should be good to go. Oh yeah, replace all the O-rings, and probably the orifice tube, too. I'm not sure which type of O-tube these have, but I'm sure it's easily replaced.
When I rebuilt & converted my old Bronco's system, I flushed it all out, replaced all the O-rings, receiver dryer, and O-tube, replaced the oil in the compressor, and evacuated & filled it. I actually had a bad hose that I had recripmed at Napa, too. But it worked great after that, even though it was originally an R12 system. Good luck!!
When I rebuilt & converted my old Bronco's system, I flushed it all out, replaced all the O-rings, receiver dryer, and O-tube, replaced the oil in the compressor, and evacuated & filled it. I actually had a bad hose that I had recripmed at Napa, too. But it worked great after that, even though it was originally an R12 system. Good luck!!
