How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10

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Originally Posted by TA_C10

Looking good fellas, gringo you got a lot of good help going on here man.

Question on the a/c to smbrouss. Did you guys take it somewhere or fill it yourself? I'm on the fence whether or not to do this with my new vintage air system. Sanden compressor. Read a few things like some of them don't come properly filled with oil. Do garages now have some new fangled system that connects up and does everything for them now or are they still using the same manifold gauges like I have?

I am a mechanic by trade, and about 98% of shops have a machine that vacuums the system down, and charges it. Most machines have the capacity to recover the refrigerant from the lines for servicing purposes also. The nice thing about using a machine like this rather then some gauges and 12 oz cans, is I have much more control over how much refrigerant goes in the lines. A custom application like a vintage air, can sometimes use a little more, or a little less then the standard charge amount for optimal function of the A/C system. So that control of adding refrigerant, helps to fine tune your system for optimal performance. At least easier to get there anyways. (r134 is very particular about the charge amount)

Many compressors say they come with a certain amount of oil in them from the factory, but I never believe it. I have had many come over or under filled with oil. So I always drain them, and fill them with the property amount of oil. That way I am 100% sure they have the proper amount of oil.



Gringo and all the guys helping him, you guys have some talent! I love watching the progress and updates continue on this truck!