need some Freon in the truck...today!

04ctd · 06-25-2011, 12:54 PM

had it worked on while back, now it is barely cooling,
and the compressor is cycling off & on, don't that indicate freon is low, and the compressor cycles when it loses suction?

plan to ride ~6 hours tomorrow, would be nice to set the AC on "stun" and stay cool.

it will get cool after about 10 minutes.

of course, can't find Geralds number on the forum

LXtasy · 06-25-2011, 01:05 PM

you can go to autoparts house and pick up a can and gauge and shoot it in there. Do you have a temp gauge to verify temp coming out? is that 10 minutes of idling or driving?

04ctd · 06-25-2011, 01:15 PM

idling = bearable.

driving = cool enough

sometimes...i do stuff on the cheap, and it usually bites me.

the compressor was ~$400 last summer, so i would rather someone who knows put it in. no temp sensors either (buddy uses meat thermometers)

i am VERY GOOD at breaking stuff i need to use within the next few days

LXtasy · 06-25-2011, 01:33 PM

did you vacuum the system down last year when it was put in?

I understand you are a cheap one, BUT autozone does have everything you need CHEAP

bambooi · 06-25-2011, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LXtasy

did you vacuum the system down last year when it was put in?

I understand you are a cheap one, BUT autozone does have everything you need CHEAP

04ctd · 06-25-2011, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bambooi

that ain't right

some light reading on how crappy Dodge truck AC is:
http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/d...ht=heater+shut

http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/d...t=orifice+tube

1 Slow Z · 06-25-2011, 01:36 PM

John, just buy a can or two at any auto parts store and put it in there.

04ctd · 06-25-2011, 02:47 PM

ah, i just knew i was gonna break it. i have done a lot of old junk cars myself, and never had good results

took a whole can, buddy from work did it. 98 out side, got down to 52 on recirc with both front doors open.

i doubt they vacuumed the whole system down.

06-25-2011, 12:54 PM	#1
04ctd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ladson SC Posts: 4,388	need some Freon in the truck...today! had it worked on while back, now it is barely cooling, and the compressor is cycling off & on, don't that indicate freon is low, and the compressor cycles when it loses suction? plan to ride ~6 hours tomorrow, would be nice to set the AC on "stun" and stay cool. it will get cool after about 10 minutes. of course, can't find Geralds number on the forum __________________ 1 Timothy 3:16 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

06-25-2011, 01:05 PM	#2
LXtasy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Summerville, SC Posts: 9,564	you can go to autoparts house and pick up a can and gauge and shoot it in there. Do you have a temp gauge to verify temp coming out? is that 10 minutes of idling or driving? __________________

06-25-2011, 01:15 PM	#3
04ctd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ladson SC Posts: 4,388	idling = bearable. driving = cool enough sometimes...i do stuff on the cheap, and it usually bites me. the compressor was ~$400 last summer, so i would rather someone who knows put it in. no temp sensors either (buddy uses meat thermometers) i am VERY GOOD at breaking stuff i need to use within the next few days __________________ 1 Timothy 3:16 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

06-25-2011, 01:33 PM	#4
LXtasy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Summerville, SC Posts: 9,564	did you vacuum the system down last year when it was put in? I understand you are a cheap one, BUT autozone does have everything you need CHEAP __________________

06-25-2011, 02:47 PM	#8
04ctd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ladson SC Posts: 4,388	ah, i just knew i was gonna break it. i have done a lot of old junk cars myself, and never had good results took a whole can, buddy from work did it. 98 out side, got down to 52 on recirc with both front doors open. i doubt they vacuumed the whole system down. __________________ 1 Timothy 3:16 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

06-25-2011, 01:36 PM	#7
1 Slow Z Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The end of the rainbow! Posts: 968	John, just buy a can or two at any auto parts store and put it in there.