01eddie
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- October 23, 2005
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- City, State
- Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 Eddie Bauer 5.0 V8
O.K., Here is where I am at the moment....
A/C didn't work, checked to see that compressor would still click on- it did. Bought a can of "EZ Chill" 134a for $18 at Wally world. came in a tall can with lubricant added and leak sealer. also had hose with it that had built-in pressure guage.
I hooked it up to the low pressure side, pressure read zero. I started the truck, turned on the a/c to max and started spraying the can. pressure started building soon, and compressor clicked on. the off. then on. then off......etc.
I added about 3/4 of the 18 oz can. the pressure while running and the a/c on is 47 PSI then the compressor clicks on, slowly drains the pressure down to about 19lbs, at which point the compressor stops, the pressure builds back to 47 PSI, repeat. I thought I must need to add more, and I probably do, but if I turn the truck off the pressure read 125 PSI.
I wanted to make sure that this is O.K.. I havent seen what the pressure is supposed to be if the truck isn't running, but I thought I better ask since I know that the system is sensitive to being over filled.
What should the pressure be while the Compressor is running? how high is the pressure of a correctly charged system when the truck isn't running? could any one check theirs?
thanks again for all your help- I should be driving back in the cool soon!
Brian
A/C didn't work, checked to see that compressor would still click on- it did. Bought a can of "EZ Chill" 134a for $18 at Wally world. came in a tall can with lubricant added and leak sealer. also had hose with it that had built-in pressure guage.
I hooked it up to the low pressure side, pressure read zero. I started the truck, turned on the a/c to max and started spraying the can. pressure started building soon, and compressor clicked on. the off. then on. then off......etc.
I added about 3/4 of the 18 oz can. the pressure while running and the a/c on is 47 PSI then the compressor clicks on, slowly drains the pressure down to about 19lbs, at which point the compressor stops, the pressure builds back to 47 PSI, repeat. I thought I must need to add more, and I probably do, but if I turn the truck off the pressure read 125 PSI.
I wanted to make sure that this is O.K.. I havent seen what the pressure is supposed to be if the truck isn't running, but I thought I better ask since I know that the system is sensitive to being over filled.
What should the pressure be while the Compressor is running? how high is the pressure of a correctly charged system when the truck isn't running? could any one check theirs?
thanks again for all your help- I should be driving back in the cool soon!
Brian