Truck AC service question
My truck's AC is low on Freon (shows all the classic signs but still functions). There are two schools of thought on recharging; Have a shop evacuate and recharge the system based on weight fo...
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mkirsch wrote:
Probably 3 years ago now, my 2002 came up low on refrigerant to where the compressor would not run. I put in one of the large Walmart cans with the low side gauge. The system would not take it all in, and would it not take any from a fresh can. Lost a whole can of R134a to leakage, as once you pierce it, it's going to leak out.
So, I'm not sure where all these warnings about overcharging and such come about. The system will take in what it can take in, and no more, in my experience.
BTW, the AC continues to work just fine in my truck.
In order to properly fill a system, you need the compressor running. You were probably having such a hard time getting refrigerant into the system because the compressor wasn't running. The uptake of refrigerant in these systems isn't regulated and you can add so much refrigerant to a system that it destroys the compressor. It's not that hard to do either.
