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Old 04-26-2002, 05:57 PM   #1
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Unhappy A/C 60 degrees only!

Can't figure it out! I can't get my temperature to drop below 60 degrees. I have converted it over to R134A, cycling mod from Old Air that replaced the POA, new dryer, new seals. Yes, the heater valve is off.
I have had 3 different shops look at it. All say the same thing. That the pressures are good, the compressor is cycling at the right pressures, etc. But still getting hot air. They can throw their hands up but I'm sweating!

I just pulled the cowl guard and ran my water hose down it. Looks good. I haven't taken off the front fender but I have looked very hard and the air intake box looks good. I need to replace the air damper but I stuffed some towels around it to eliminate that.

With the lever all the way to the right, the outside damper is closed and the one inside is open. Is that correct?
Anybody in the southeast do A/C work? I'm willing to travel to get it fixed.

I'm stuck!!!! Any suggestions, hints.

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Old 04-26-2002, 08:37 PM   #2
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whats your supply air temp?

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Old 04-27-2002, 12:51 AM   #3
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The air vent should be on the recirculate position(not drawing from outside). Try having someone spray water on your condenser core while you have the air on and see if the duct temp goes down. Make sure the conderser is clean, and you're getting plenty of air across your evaporator, sometimes they will freeze up if not getting enough. I've never been able to get 134A to cool as well as R-12, if I remember right, about an 8 degree temp difference, and around 90 degrees ambient to 100, they don't work real well.

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Old 05-27-2002, 06:38 AM   #4
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I got it fixed! I had too much pressure! I had 32 lbs, what the books and professionals called for. I was talking with a client who has a 69 truck and he told me that I had too much pressure. He said that I need 28 lbs at 1500 rpm's. I got the wife to rev her up and I leaked a little out (reclaim pump for the EPA quys) and now I'm a cool 40 degrees.
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