If you own a Ford built in 1995 or later, you can easily repair the A/C by recharging it. All Fords built after 1995 use R134a refrigerant in their air compressors. You can buy a recharge kit complete with the R134a, service hose and pressure gauge.
Thread the service hose onto the top of the R134a container. Turn the valve clockwise to break the seal on the container. Back the valve out a little and remove the air from the service hose. As soon as refrigerant comes out, close the valve.
Locate the two silver hoses that connect to your air compressor. Each hose has a black cap on it. Remove the smaller cap. This is called the "low side valve" If you remove the wrong cover, you will not damage the air compressor because the service hose will not fit on the coupler.
Place the service hose on the low side valve.
Turn on the Ford and turn the air conditioner on full blast.
Open the valve on the R134a can and watch the pressure gauge. It will continually go up. If it stops, turn off the Ford, close the valve and replace the bottle with a full one. Turn the Ford back on and open the valve. Stop filling the air compressor when the valve reaches 30 PSI.
Close the valve, turn off the Ford, remove the service hose from the low side valve and place the cap back on the low side valve.
