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auto air conditioner Herb and Eneva 06-28-2007
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Posted by Herb and Eneva on June 28, 2007, 3:22 pm
This is kinda sorta home repair. I need to recharge
the a/c on a 1999 chrysler and the local garage wants $124 to do the
job. That seems too high for me. Can I get a can of R134 from auto zone
and do it myself? If I can please tell me how to do it after I find the
leak. TIA


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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 28, 2007, 3:47 pm

> This is kinda sorta home repair. I need to recharge
> the a/c on a 1999 chrysler and the local garage wants $124 to do the
> job. That seems too high for me. Can I get a can of R134 from auto zone
> and do it myself? If I can please tell me how to do it after I find the
> leak. TIA
>

I can, but I won't. Unless I could be with you to do it step by step, I'm
not going to expose myself to the liability as you will be dealing with very
high pressure. People have been seriously injured doing this seemingly
simple chore the wrong way. You also need gauges to get the right
pressure. It is not just a matter of putting some refrigerant into the
system.



Posted by runsrealfast on June 28, 2007, 5:17 pm
>
> > This is kinda sorta home repair. I need to recharge
> > the a/c on a 1999 chrysler and the local garage wants $124 to do the
> > job. That seems too high for me. Can I get a can of R134 from auto zone
> > and do it myself? If I can please tell me how to do it after I find the
> > leak. TIA
>
> I can, but I won't. Unless I could be with you to do it step by step, I'm
> not going to expose myself to the liability as you will be dealing with very
> high pressure. People have been seriously injured doing this seemingly
> simple chore the wrong way. You also need gauges to get the right
> pressure. It is not just a matter of putting some refrigerant into the
> system.

Edwin is right here. For only $124 its not to bad a deal. They will
probably be done with the vehicle faster anyway, plus they are the
ones liable for a screw up not you.


Posted by Meat Plow on June 28, 2007, 3:50 pm
On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:22:04 -0400, Herb and Eneva wrote:

> This is kinda sorta home repair. I need to recharge
> the a/c on a 1999 chrysler and the local garage wants $124 to do the
> job. That seems too high for me. Can I get a can of R134 from auto zone
> and do it myself? If I can please tell me how to do it after I find the
> leak. TIA

Ask someone at Autozone, they're usually pretty helpful.





Posted by on June 28, 2007, 4:20 pm
On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:22:04 -0400, herneva@webtv.net (Herb and Eneva)
wrote:

> This is kinda sorta home repair. I need to recharge
>the a/c on a 1999 chrysler and the local garage wants $124 to do the
>job. That seems too high for me. Can I get a can of R134 from auto zone
>and do it myself? If I can please tell me how to do it after I find the
>leak. TIA


You can always try squirting a can of 134 in the LOW side. I doubt you
could even get to the high side with one of the do it yourself kits.
The ports are different. This may or may not work for you. You really
do need gauges to do it right, or even know if this is the real
problem.

Wear safety glasses! ... and watch out for frostbite.

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