James Lucas did it work brother? I just removed old orifice putting new one in now

your welcome Jody

+Thomas EXOVCDS I am a little surprised on how well that a works after 16 years some shop wanted 1500 to fix it and fill it 5 years ago ..I laughed

Yeah, with trucks like ours, professional repair costs for AC can be far more than the whole vehicle is worth. Glad it worked out, thanks for posting.

I'm dying right now! 🤣🤣🤣 I'm less than 2 mins in and I'd be wrecked already!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Dude! Now that's all I can pay attention to!

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Only goes on 1 way me finds a way to f### it up

I have to work tonight 🤣🤣

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If it wasn't for the acorn none of this would of happened

+RICKAFIX Acorn ???? Ok I'll bite

couldn't think of anything to say

Why change out a condenser that isn't leaking?

Because it's Florida and it's a high use item that I wouldn't want to go without. Thought I made that pretty clear.@@Balticblue93

yup.. I was down in Florida and my ac was great I drove out to az and my ac clutch started screaming...lol it is always something when you have 263k miles...thanks Gary

The clutch on the fan wears out. This condition prevents the fan from drawing sufficient air as stated. This happened on a 2004 gmc sierra.

just get a oem duel fan and it saves a couple mpg and high stop and go temps

I too thought I had a low charge on my ac. It turned out that my 170+k fan clutch was soft and weak. Swapping the clutch for an extreme service unit immediately solved my ac troubles. It also resolved a slow creep of temps on transmission and coolant temps in stop & go traffic. A properly working fan clutch more than doubles airflow compared to an e-fan setup @ idle. At speed with air flowing through the truck's nose, a fan clutch just free wheels, not taking away any shaft power in the least. While swapping the clutch, I also disassembled the front grille/nose clip and soapy-washed the trans cooler, oil + steering pump coolers and radiator. Getting the mud, grit, bugs and leaf debris out not only keeps fluid temps well in check - but my AC at max will freeze you out of the truck and frost the windows over. ^.^ Replacement/upgrade fan clutch cost about the same as this fellows' tube swap and recharge. ($75) So if your engine temps/gearbox oil creeps up in traffic or as you pull off highway and rest @ stoplight, along with AC cutting out and blowing warm due to elevated pressure from excessive heat? Check your fan clutch if your AC presents a proper charge. High AC temps and pressures caused by inadequate cooling from a sluggish clutch will cause the compressor to cut out and blow hot too. While in there, clean your cooling stack!

You need to learn more about what happens with gases under certain conditions that become liquid and then gas again, especially with R-134, if you have a charging hose with a full can but disconnected from the AC and open the valve, you will se it will be released as a gas, not as a liquid, same thing happens if its connected

@@kwt2000trucker That is absolutely nonsense. Sounds like you need to learn about how AC systems work and how the can is used. If the can is upright, you will charge as a vapor and if the can is upside down, it will charge as a liquid. Can you do either, but on vehicles you follow the directions on the can. Of course anything that exists the can to the atmosphere is going to turn to a gas, that is thermodynamics and being mixed with nitrogen and oxygen in the air. Regardless, if the can is upside down and sealed to the AC system, it will charge as a liquid. High side liquid charging is fine, if the system is empty and as long as the compressor isn't running. Empty the can to the desired amount that the label states under the hood. Start the engine and run the AC. Then you will make final adjustments to the charge using vapor and upright can.

I was like damn bruh i feel bad for my man

Thanks Jon lol

lol didnt know you could do that

thanks Terry but it is actually to cold now and I had to add some heat on the lowest setting lol it is always something

HaHa! You sound like me now Rick with the aircon being too cold. Maybe we're both too old and our bodies just can't take it :)

welcome

compressor bad or is it the clutch? is it screaming?

RICKAFIX compressor. .just bought truck..blows hot..compressor looks like it spins when air is on and stops when I shut off...but refrigerant does not circulate...manafold gauges show around 100 psi each running or not no change.thanks

sounds like you hacve a blockage.

Good video tanks rick

Not sure if you have an O'Reilly s store close, but you can loan the vacuum pump and gauges out from them.

@ericjohnson4003 I wish we had stores like that around here. Not wanting to invest in a pump and gauges if low gas wasn't the problem, I took it to my mechanic. So of course the problem ended up being low gas. Figures..

Thanks wild ...yeah those glasses were close

+Cesar Chavez nope

Yes. Absolutely.

yes they are on seperate gauges

@Viiami Fainga make your own a/c videos ya know-it-all ffs

When the compressor comes on.

Yes. But by law, you should evacuate the freon from system before opening it up.

Should be refrigerant oil

I recharged and it still doesn't blow cold like it should. I touch tubing one side is freezing other side close to fire wall is hot!!

looseparashoot the cold pipe is normal. That is your low pressure side and should be cold to the touch. The hot pipe is your high pressure side (head pressure). By the sound of it, it seems as though it may be running fine,in regards to the refrigerant and compressor side of it. Now when you say it doesnt blow cold,is it cold and just barely coming out, or no cold air at all? If its cold but barely coming out, i would suggest taking a look at your blower. May not be blowing hard enough.

@@robertgonzales1901 what about only cold when cool/cold outside ? Otherwise basically room or ambient temperature

correct

if the system initially get charge through low side refrigerant goes to low side in state of liquid and causes sludge and shortening compressor life by damaging it, because when compressor ruining refrigerant enter low side as gas not liquid ,through return line. the gas initially ,should be charge through high side with everything off till system pressure equalise with can pressure or no more gas can get in, then close high pressure valve start the car and run ac at this stage high pressure should go up and low pressure should com down.if the car need more charge most probably it would , it should be done from low side only when compressor is engaged .don't fully open low pressure tap . open it gently and make sure low pressure gauge doesn't go over 50 psi by doing this you make sure. refrigerant goes in compressor in state of gas not liquid.

HECK NO!!!!....PLEASE DON'T!!!!

@@seaton95 If you spoke english I might actually understand what youre trying to say

@@puppetmasterblaster it might not be best English composition but if you have a bit of knowledge about ac system in this case car ac you would know what i was talking about never never charge ac system when it is empty through low side because by doing that it could damage ac inlet valve, you would flood low side by liquid gas it could damage ac by depositing sludge as consequence damaging ac inlet valve the correct procedure is to recharge ac system after vacuuming the system car and ac should be off low pressure valve must be closed... open high pressure valve gently don"t go fully open let gas go in... some times with some cars gas wouldn't go in fully (only half the bottle gas go in or on second bottle gas has hard time going in )this is because pressure in bottle is the same as pressure in system ........now if you think amount of entered gas is not enough .....close high pressure valve (if you don"t do this the bottle could explode) start the car turn ac on ,when ac clutch engage (low side gauge needle start coming down ) open low side valve at this stage as result of gas entering in system low side gauge needle start going up when it get around 60 psi shut the valve( not letting pressure go over 60 psi prevent liquid gas entering into low side) when pressure drop open low side valve again .... this process must be done only while compressor is engaged till enough gas are in system.i hope this on is more clear.

Hey John...I just hit 271k. I drove from chicago to florida to arizona to vegas and back to chicago then came back down to florida lol...I havent made any vids cause nothing is wrong with the truck...Runs great on cruise control at 80mph lol

He did a vacuum leak down test on it and it passed, no vacuum leaked from the system so there was no leak when he charged it back up again.

Tyson Currie no he didn’t.

@@fsu3784 technically he did a 10 minute leak test bit if it was me I would have done an 1 hour leak test and if you don't have time to wait at least a 30 minute leak test, but he did do a small timed leak test of 10 minute. 4:40

Tyson Currie I. Should have clarified that he needed way longer to tell if there was a leak.

@@fsu3784 no worries 👍

patriotgame you fill from low side only.

No...

R134 is not freon

@@professormoriarty7474 it makes my blood boil when people use Freon as a blanket term for any refrigerant....

It is illegal if it is a certain amount I'm a automotive a/c tech

Sure, its helps cool the Earth.

A little dye doesn't hurt anything and then it's there in case your system ever gets a leak.

many ac systems come with dye from the manufacture

if that had of been freon it would have shown up as a fog when released likely just air

Is it irresponsible to use canned air? r-134a is the same thing as HFC-134a and that's what's in canned air. The only reason not to release it is that it can hurt your skin or eyes.

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