Replaced just about everything Ac won't work
I went outside this morning and the sun was shining right on the hood of the car, so it was perfect lighting for pictures and I got a great idea!
You guys are all better than I at this, so here's some pics of the gauge setup, and closeups of the gauges both static and with the compressor running. Hell, sometimes I don't even know which scale to use, so here's the actual numbers. Assume an ambient temp of 70 degrees and a one (8oz) can charge of Duracool r-12 replacement, which is supposed to be installed to 40 percent of factory r-12 specs.
I assume that the charge is low because when I saw that the high side was doing what it did before (with a higher charge) I decided not to waste another can of refrigerant.
This is static shot.engine off and single gauge closeups
Engine running compressor engaged
Well, a picture is worth a thousand words, so hopefully this helps!
I appreciate all of the ideas so far! What you have all confirmed so far, is that I probably have one of two problems: Either there is a restriction in the evaporator or the compressor is not pumping. (assuming of course that I didn't get a bad expansion valve or hook it up wrong)
Since those are the only two remaining original parts of the system and I'm taking this as a "change the parts until it works" attitude, I'm probably going to replace them one at a time. I'll start with the easier of the two, the compressor! IF it still doesn't work, I have extra heater boxes and I'll bite the bullet and swap it too.
Thanks for all the help!
I went outside this morning and the sun was shining right on the hood of the car, so it was perfect lighting for pictures and I got a great idea!
You guys are all better than I at this, so here's some pics of the gauge setup, and closeups of the gauges both static and with the compressor running. Hell, sometimes I don't even know which scale to use, so here's the actual numbers. Assume an ambient temp of 70 degrees and a one (8oz) can charge of Duracool r-12 replacement, which is supposed to be installed to 40 percent of factory r-12 specs.
I assume that the charge is low because when I saw that the high side was doing what it did before (with a higher charge) I decided not to waste another can of refrigerant.
This is static shot.engine off and single gauge closeups
Engine running compressor engaged
Well, a picture is worth a thousand words, so hopefully this helps!
I appreciate all of the ideas so far! What you have all confirmed so far, is that I probably have one of two problems: Either there is a restriction in the evaporator or the compressor is not pumping. (assuming of course that I didn't get a bad expansion valve or hook it up wrong)
Since those are the only two remaining original parts of the system and I'm taking this as a "change the parts until it works" attitude, I'm probably going to replace them one at a time. I'll start with the easier of the two, the compressor! IF it still doesn't work, I have extra heater boxes and I'll bite the bullet and swap it too.
Thanks for all the help!