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    chris russellchris russell
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      I need to remove my condenser to get radiator out. How can i make sure its not under pressure before i remove fittings?

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      college mancollege man
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        You either need a set of refrigerant gauges to check the pressure
        levels or take it to a shop and have them recover the refrigerant.

        #553507
        chris russellchris russell
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          THE A/C doesn’t work anyway does that matter?

          #553514
          college mancollege man
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            [quote=”Azuroth” post=77329]THE A/C doesn’t work anyway does that matter?[/quote]

            To be environmentally friendly the refrigerant should be recovered.

            #553523
            A toyotakarlIts me
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              The design to get that radiator out by having to remove the condensor is not one of Toyotas great feats of engineering….

              If your system is already empty, then you don’t need it discharged. If you take a small pocket screwdriver and carefully depress the schrader valve for a half second and nothing comes out, you can skip the recovery step… It means all your refrigerant has leaked out… Otherwise, have the refrigerant recovered….

              -Karl

              #554057
              chris russellchris russell
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                thank you for the info it was already empty there was a very short pfft and that was all. Now my fans arent working but i havnt ran it long enough i think.

                #554061
                A toyotakarlIts me
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                  Well, that made things easier…. Just be sure to bleed the system properly to avoid other issues…

                  Thanks for the update…

                  #554084
                  chris russellchris russell
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                    haha i was running it at 1700 rpm oops

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