QuestionQUESTION: Hi Roger,
Before I ask my question I want to thank you for the help you've given me in the past with various problems. Thanks much!
Okay, so the old girl has 295,000 miles and I had the AC fittings retrofitted so it'll now take the R134A freon rather then the old R12. I hooked up a new can of R134A, started the car, turned on the AC and fan to max with the recirculate button on and to my joy the compressor came on and pulled it right in moving the gauge to around 2 pounds, but when I add another can the system won't take it and the compressor won't engage. I'll need about 40-50 lbs of pressure for optimum cooling. My guess is the compressor is shot, but it was working fine a year ago. I know it'll run around $900 for a new one, so I want to exhaust all the options before biting the bullet. The car is only worth around $500, so I'm wondering if it even makes any sense to repair it. Any chance the compressor is okay, but I'm just missing something like evacuating the system first or something like that? If yes, please advise procedure as well.
If you can bail me out of this one I'll be forever appreciative. I'd love to keep the old stump puller going.
Best,
Will
ANSWER: Will, they didnt make a 2dr in 89. Let me know what year the car is so I can give you a ball park on what it will run. Roger
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QUESTION: Whoops, my mistake. I hit the wrong number. It's an '89 4dr sedan 4 cylinder gas automatic trans. I think the engine designation is BF230 or something like that. Sorry for the confusion and thanks for your help.
Will
AnswerWill, sounds like its over charged. That system holds a little under 2 lbs. Operating pressure at 2000 RPM should only be 28 psi. at idle 42 should be where you need to be. 900 is way too high for that compressor. I just did one the other day and the bill with labor was around $800 including labor. Hope this helped. Roger
