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VIEW    READ ONLY    PRINT   SAVE   A    A  Replaced some key a/c parts. Still not cooling and will not hold charge. 200 1988 posted by  jgreenwood on  Fri Jul 25 09:46 CST 2008 Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS]     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] last visit: Fri Aug 1 08:37 CST 2008 [RELATED] Hi fellas. I am having troubles with my '88 244DL. Before I got this car it had been converted R134. Stickers everywhere. A/C is not working. Here are the initial symptoms to help you narrow it down for me. When I crank the car and let it idle a bit I will turn the a/c knob (no toggle switch on this model)to MAX and the engine tugs just a bit making me think that the compressor is engaging. NOT SO. Clutch does not engage on compressor. OK. Knowing that the a/c likely has not worked in a while I go ahead and replace the expansion valve and O rings and replace the dryer and O rings. I then drew a vacuum for about 15 minutes with my little cheapo vacuum puller hooked up to my shop compressor. Then I begin pumping 134 into the system and the compressor clutch engages, but only after the little pressure gauge on the can shows I am in the red. But it is engaged, at least. However, in the car no cool air is coming out. Not a bit. I turn off the a/c and this stops the clutch, of course. I then turn it back on the the clutch will not engage. HMMM. I go back under the car (I am 6'6") and start pumping coolant again and the clutch engages again, but the dial says it is in the red danger area of pumping too much. So I quickly go back to see if it is cooling and no joy. Do I have a bad compressor and a bad leak? Or is it something else? I am tryng to avoid taking this to an a/c shop. I do have gauges with terrible instructions. I could use some input here. Thanks!!! Mark this post as an answer to my question<- Use this feature to mark quality replies to your post.

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• Replaced some key a/c parts. Still not cooling and will not hold charge. [200][1988]
  posted by  Breadmeister2  on Sat Jul 26 23:38 CST 2008 > V

• Replaced some key a/c parts. Still not cooling and will not hold charge. [200][1988]
  posted by  JimN696  on Sat Jul 26 15:19 CST 2008 > V
  • Replaced some key a/c parts. Still not cooling and will not hold charge. [200][1988]
    posted by  jgreenwood  on Sat Jul 26 16:51 CST 2008 > V
    • which compressor do you have? [200][1988]
      posted by  jjnuttall  on Sat Jul 26 17:17 CST 2008 > V
      • DO NOT use PAG oil in R12 conversions !!!!!! [200][1988]
        posted by  Blue Horse  on Mon Jul 28 05:08 CST 2008 > V
        • DO NOT use PAG oil in R12 conversions !!!!!! [200][1988]
          posted by  jgreenwood  on Tue Jul 29 16:47 CST 2008 > V
          • DO NOT use PAG oil in R12 conversions !!!!!! [200][1988]
            posted by  jgreenwood  on Tue Jul 29 20:24 CST 2008 > V
      • which compressor do you have? [200][1988]
        posted by  jgreenwood  on Sat Jul 26 22:44 CST 2008 > V
        • flush w/ compressed air... [200][1988]
          posted by  jjnuttall  on Sun Jul 27 07:07 CST 2008 > V
          • flush w/ compressed air... [200][1988]
            posted by  jgreenwood  on Sun Jul 27 20:42 CST 2008 > V
      • which compressor do you have? [200][1988]
        posted by  jgreenwood  on Sat Jul 26 19:07 CST 2008 > V
      • part 2... [200][1988]
        posted by  jjnuttall  on Sat Jul 26 17:18 CST 2008 > V

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