Air Conditioning

[George Brengelman]

Hank

Welcome back.

George & "PJ"

On Jun 2, 2008, at 10:17 AM, "Henry Jay Hannigan" <"hank_87us@yahoo.com"> wrote:

Barry:

THANKS for your information on AIRCON...helped me put 134 in my Honda

upon return to Vegas yesterday.

WSOP all month here..

LOL

Regards,

Hank & Naty in Vegas

90SP36

The ole CAT started on first click!



--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Gregory OConnor"

..> wrote:

>

> Barry Yea thanks for the info. I hope noone sends you a private

> email for information on AirCon. When questions are asked and

> answered in an open forum, everyone benifits for the exchange.

>

> Your 2 cents hold value of $28.00 when posted to an audiance of

1400.

>

> GregoryO'Connor

> 94ptRomolandCa

>

>

> --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com""WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", barry boyette

> wrote:

> >

> > Hey all. I'm new to this forum, been lurking for a while; but,

> thought I'd throw my $.02 in. Adding freon and doing a little of

> your a/c work is really no big deal. For example, make sure your

> condenser is clear of dirt and debris. It must flow air to work.

> Then, locate the big hose coming into the a/c compresser on the

> engine. The compresser is mounted to the front of the engine and

> has a fan belt that turns it. There are two hoses coming out of

> it. The big one is the low pressure side and the little one is the

> high pressure side. The low or big one should be cold and have

> water droplets on it when running and the high side will be hot to

> the touch.

> >

> > While under there looking around, locate the service port which

> should be on the low pressure (big hose) somewhere. It looks like

a

> valve stem for your tire. That is where you put freon in. The

> little hose or high side should also have a service port on it.

> Never add freon here. The high side port should only be used for

> checking the high pressure when utilizing a set of a/c gauges.

> >

> > Wal Mart sells kits for adding freon that has a little gauge

> included. Attach the hose to the low side service port with the

> engine cut off. Look to see what the pressure is with engine

> stopped. A good rule of thumb is the static pressure should be

> about the same as the outside ambient temp. If it's zero then you

> need to find someone that can service your system from scratch. If

> it's got some pressure on it then you can probably proceed.

> >

> > Locate the freon site glass. You will need to watch this while

> adding freon. Next, start the engine and turn the a/c on. Look to

> see if the front of the compresser is turning. If you're not sure

> shut the motor off and look at the front of the compresser while it

> is off. Now, restart the engine and check to see that the front of

> the compresser is turning. This lets you know if the clutch is

> kicking in and trying to circulate freon. Sometimes, you have to

> put a little freon in before the clutch kicks in. Simply open the

> freon valve and let some of it into the system. Some people hold

> the can upright and some upside down. I like to turn it upside

down

> because it gets into the system quicker without trying to freeze up

> the can. Continue adding freon and watching the sight glass at the

> same time. If the system is low on freon the sight glass will have

> bubbles in it. They look like they are racing by at light speed.

> If you have converted to 134A stop putting freon

> > in when the bubbles are almost gone. If you are still using R12

> or one of its cousins, keep adding until the bubbles are gone.

> While you are adding freon the blower will start to blow colder

> air. Depending on the charge in the system it could take several

> cans to fully recharge. It's probably better to have to little

> freon than to much. The low side when full of 134A should read

> between 14 to 35 pounds on the gauge give or take. A lot can

> influence this like outside temp and how much air is flowing across

> your condenser up top. On our crop dusters we have installed

double

> condensers with double fans and we are seeing low side pressures of

> 10 - 15 and high side a little over 100 pounds even on a hot day.

> The condenser is the secret. Keep it clean and make sure it's

> flowing air.

> >

> > When we started fooling with a/c on our crop dusters we didn't

> even know what the condenser did. Now we build our own systems

using

> off the shelf parts for big trucks and ambulances. It is a little

> scary at first but there is not a lot to it. Spending 600-700

> dollars recharging a low system is highway robbery when you can do

> it yourself for $50 or less.

> >

> > One other thing, I've found over the years a lot of differences

> of opinions when it comes to air conditioner work. What works for

> me may not work for you. If you have specific questions feel free

> to email me with your questions.

> >

> > barryb

> >

>

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