King$nake
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- Oceanside, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1998 Eddie Bauer 5.0
Hello,
This is a 1998 Explorer 5.0 w/ 152,x.. miles. About 6 months ago, my AC system went out, and I tried to do a recharge kit myself with stop-leak in the recharge kit, bad move I guess. I never could get cold air to blow so I finally took it to the mechanic.
I had the A/C Compressor replaced, the A/C system was flushed, and the system was completely evac'd and recharged.
Problem is, the air is cooler, but it is not cold like it used to be.
I did not replace the accumulator or the orifice tube, as I didnt want to fork out the extra cash for it at the time (was having my mechanic do this work) because I was already about $800 into this (just the AC system!)
For some reason, yesterday the air was blowing very cold after 1 hour of driving, but today its not blowing cold at all. There are no leaks in the system.
Im thinking that if I replace the accumulator and the orifice tube, it may help. What do you guys say? I think the accumulator is all gunked up from the original do-it-yourself recharge kit I used with stop leak. I have done all the mechanical work on this truck myself so Im mechanically inclined, but I just do not know very much about AC systems.
Assuming the accumulator and orifice tube is the issue, can I just I have the system evac'd, and replace these 2 pieces, and have the system recharged again? Or is it not that easy?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much
This is a 1998 Explorer 5.0 w/ 152,x.. miles. About 6 months ago, my AC system went out, and I tried to do a recharge kit myself with stop-leak in the recharge kit, bad move I guess. I never could get cold air to blow so I finally took it to the mechanic.
I had the A/C Compressor replaced, the A/C system was flushed, and the system was completely evac'd and recharged.
Problem is, the air is cooler, but it is not cold like it used to be.
I did not replace the accumulator or the orifice tube, as I didnt want to fork out the extra cash for it at the time (was having my mechanic do this work) because I was already about $800 into this (just the AC system!)
For some reason, yesterday the air was blowing very cold after 1 hour of driving, but today its not blowing cold at all. There are no leaks in the system.
Im thinking that if I replace the accumulator and the orifice tube, it may help. What do you guys say? I think the accumulator is all gunked up from the original do-it-yourself recharge kit I used with stop leak. I have done all the mechanical work on this truck myself so Im mechanically inclined, but I just do not know very much about AC systems.
Assuming the accumulator and orifice tube is the issue, can I just I have the system evac'd, and replace these 2 pieces, and have the system recharged again? Or is it not that easy?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much