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Old 06-21-2006, 02:36 PM
gmercoleza gmercoleza is offline
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Originally Posted by Ocean View
Unfortunatley I don't have any equipment to recharge the AC system.
Plus I don't want to risk messing things up. I did that once when I was in college on my RX 7 Turbo and ended up costing me $1000 to fix that mess.
I understand completely. I'm the last person who would want to incur more expense when something is better off handled by a pro. But trust me when I say this REALLY is a job you can do yourself. Go to Wal-Mart, AutoZone, or whatever you prefer, and pick up a can of refrigerant and a charging hose. The hose is probably $10. Purge the hose of air by opening the tap, then very quickly hook it up to the low side port and leave the can right side up - let it "evaporate" into the system very slowly. Put about 1/3 of the can in and see if your problem doesn't go away. You can tell how much is in there by "feeling" or shaking the can. Do a search here, there is a self-diagnostic mode in the HVAC unit of your car that can tell you all sorts of valuable data. Really, less than $20 and a half hour of your time, and you could have cold air blowing.
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