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Old 07-03-2010, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by lsmalley View Post
my 190 had the same problem.....all it needed was to be evacuated and recharged. by the way, do you have a picture gallery of the car you have on your signature display?
Well the A/C functions, just not very well, so I don't want to waste good refrigerant if it is just low. Is there a 'lifespan' per-say for r134a?

I have a few others I'll upload. I will have more/better ones soon though.

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Originally Posted by Cal Learner View Post
No, I think it's a much better bet that it's low refrigerant charge than faulty pressure switch. Your other A/C symptoms are consistent with low charge. You know that the fan works, as do the relays, fuses and the serial resistor that steps fan speed down. A proper charge could very likely fix both your cooling and fan problems. You said "fans." Have you re-fitted your '88 with dual aux fans?
Typo. Single aux fan. I haven't touched the A/C in over 4 years since I bought the car, so as we all know the evaporators leak on these things, it could be leaking a tad every now and again over the years.

When should I stop recharging? 35psi low? What would be 'overcharged'?
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