Operation Lipstick on a Pig
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During the Series 2 install, I buried the high pressure port under the core support. Now that it doesn't work, I need access. Fabrication skills, activated!!
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I got some center caps off eBay because I lost one. Of course, they don't match for sh*t. West Virginia chrome matches better. I guess I'll be painting them....
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Well, that worked out perfectly.
The AC was working when we first charged it, but it was cool and I didn't use it for 3 weeks. When I turned it back on, it was blowing 65 to 70° which means something wasn't right, hence the high pressure port access necessity. Today, I took a halfer from work, so I could scoot over to my buddy's shop for diagnosis. We hooked up the Snap On Koolkare to see what was up. High side could only muster 125psi while the low side was around 30. He put it into reclaim mode and pulled a whole .42lbs out where it should have been about 1.5 (24oz. to be exact). Vacuum test was next; sucked it down for 20 minutes and it held 30in. for 15. WTH, charge it up and see what happens. 55° is what happened. Perfect. Fingers crossed to see if it holds; there's dye in it to spot a leak should one occur.
The AC was working when we first charged it, but it was cool and I didn't use it for 3 weeks. When I turned it back on, it was blowing 65 to 70° which means something wasn't right, hence the high pressure port access necessity. Today, I took a halfer from work, so I could scoot over to my buddy's shop for diagnosis. We hooked up the Snap On Koolkare to see what was up. High side could only muster 125psi while the low side was around 30. He put it into reclaim mode and pulled a whole .42lbs out where it should have been about 1.5 (24oz. to be exact). Vacuum test was next; sucked it down for 20 minutes and it held 30in. for 15. WTH, charge it up and see what happens. 55° is what happened. Perfect. Fingers crossed to see if it holds; there's dye in it to spot a leak should one occur.
You had a lot of air in the system. My guess is it did not get vacuumed down right the first time.
The lines are leaking; probably just an o-ring. I learned yesterday how overfilling will diminish the performance. About 3/4 the way into my trip, it started working again. I have 134 with me, and am resisting the urge to put the one with the sealer in since reading the recent horror stories about it.
It;s not R12 where the more you put in the colder it gets!!!!
R34 got to be in its sweet spot to work correctly.
R34 got to be in its sweet spot to work correctly.
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