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Date:         Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:31:30 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Not cold in Maine (AC that is)
In-Reply-To:  <42B58825.50201@verizon.net>
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Well ... I decided that at this point I had little more to lose than a can of R134a. I charged the system and voila ... the pressure readings are more what I would expect and ... It's cold in Maine again.

Mike

Mike Collum wrote: > Remember, the '85 has no low pressure cut out switch. > > With the AC turned on ... the compressor's clutch engages and the whole > works is turning, but no change in the pressure readings. > > Mike > > > Kim Brennan wrote: > >> > Now that I'm home, I put a recently acquired gauge set on it and, >> either >> > statically or with the compressor running (no low pressure cut out >> on my >> > '85), the low side and the high side read the same. Both are at 30#. >> >> If the engine is running and both the high and low side are reading the >> same 30psi, your compressor is not kicking in. This is typical of too >> little refrigerant. >> >> Kim Brennan >> 86 Syncro. 91 Westy Syncro. 90 Tristar >> Vienna VA. Sugar Grove WV. >> >> >


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