About to purchase 2004 50th anniversary

[78F350]

I forgot to add this link:
Summer A/C Guide, How it Works, and When it Doesn't - Honda-Tech
A great guide to basic automotive AC, but the system in our cars is not identical.

Originally Posted by Timco

It was a day-long course and a 4-hour test to get my EPA license for refrigerant. It's all about the safe recovery and reclaim process. The vac pumps shown above only pull vacuum. They do not recover the old refrigerant safely. That takes a $1200+ reclaimer pump and hoses and a empty tank.

An empty system can be charged with nitrogen to check for leaks. Never use air.

Tim is a professional. I am a hack.

*Wear gloves & safety goggles, make sure nobody is filming, and don't breathe.

[Timco]

Originally Posted by 78F350

I forgot to add this link:
Summer A/C Guide, How it Works, and When it Doesn't - Honda-Tech
A great guide to basic automotive AC, but the system in our cars is not identical.



Tim is a professional. I am a hack.

That stuff will give you frostbite fast! And if you know where to look, you can actually see the ozone hole get bigger as the refrigerant leaks out......