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		| Quasi-Traction "I have petals"
 
  
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 1986  Chevrolet  Camaro Berlinetta
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:33 pm    Post subject: Recharging AC. |   |  
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				| Well, the AC in my daily driver (2001 camaro) doesn't seem to be blowing cold anymore. 
 I had it recharged last March (2009). I've been running it a lot recently and did a lot last summer.
 
 Never done the recharges myself.
 
 read up on it a bit here, seems pretty straightforward.
 
 http://www.aa1car.com/library/ac_recharging.htm
 
 anything else that I'll need to be aware of that isn't covered in the link?
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		| Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)
 
  
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 1987  Chevrolet  Camaro IROC-Z
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:12 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  To the shizzle in a can. It plugs stuff up and you can't set the pressures or the weights right. 
 Take it to a pro.
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		| fiveoformula Member
 
  
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				|  Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:19 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I'm going to agree with Paul, I just finished the A/C portion of the auto program over at PCC. With what I know now, I wouldn't even bother with the ol' can and hose. A shop will be able to hook it to a real machine that can see your high/low pressures, diagnose possible problems and find leaks much easier. Much better than spending 40 bucks on refridgerant and a hose then finding that it still has a problem.
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		| Quasi-Traction "I have petals"
 
  
 Joined: 24 Oct 2005
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 6:40 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Thanks for the input guys. Guess I'll let a shop take care of it again. _________________
 
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