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Old 06-19-2015, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by otto huber View Post
I considered that the gauge might be shot, but I haven't used it since I took those readings, so I can't see why it would all of a sudden fail without warning.

I went to Kragen to see if they had a way that I could test my gauge, or one that I could borrow and use on my car, but they didn't. The guy suggested that a bad accumulator or evaporator would keep the system from maintaining pressure.
Use compressed air with a rubber tip to check if the gauges work. Don't forget to open the valves or you won't get a reading. It's more likely you did not connect the gauges properly.
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