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When I got my Integra I noticed the AC wasn’t working as good as it could so I decided to make this video on ‘topping off’ your AC. I would strongly recommend you read through this HVAC article I wrote if you have other AC questions.
http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/solving-automotive-hvac-problems
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This is a great video. It takes all the guesswork out of topping off your A/C system. Now all I need is a set of gauges. You said that the Harbor Freight Gauges are junk, right? I will avoid those.
[quote=”Hockeyclark” post=171334]This is a great video. It takes all the guesswork out of topping off your A/C system. Now all I need is a set of gauges. You said that the Harbor Freight Gauges are junk, right? I will avoid those.[/quote]
yes can you please supply links to good products? I have seen so many out there that I am unsure which ones are trust worthy at this point. Also I read on there that two stage vacuums are more efficient at vacuuming a system than single stage and that they wont even take out air in the system. Is that true?Great video.
What gauge set is that?
I have the Mastercool (89660-PRO5) R134a Manifold Gauge Set. It works fine, but does not have the screw top to depress the valves.
Also, using the Robinair 15310 VacuMaster 3 CFM Single Stage Pump which seems to work well.
If you need to crimp hoses, the Mastercool 71550 Air Conditioner Hose Crimper works good and is not too expensive.
Temp/pressure chart link:
http://www.mastercool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/89660-INST.pdfhttps://www.jbtoolsales.com/atd-tools-3695-deluxe-dual-aluminum-a-c-manifold-gauge-set#oid=1002_1
This is the gauge that he gave a link to in this video.
During the video he is using a gauge from Pittsburgh Automotive, which is a Harbor Freight brand.
http://www.harborfreight.com/ac-r134a-manifold-gauge-set-60806.htmlThat is a link to the set that he is using in the video.
[quote=”Hockeyclark” post=171334]This is a great video. It takes all the guesswork out of topping off your A/C system. Now all I need is a set of gauges. You said that the Harbor Freight Gauges are junk, right? I will avoid those.[/quote]
The HF gauges will work. They just may not work for long. I put a link in the description to a set you might want to check out.
[quote=”451Mopar” post=171354]Great video.
What gauge set is that?
I have the Mastercool (89660-PRO5) R134a Manifold Gauge Set. It works fine, but does not have the screw top to depress the valves.
Also, using the Robinair 15310 VacuMaster 3 CFM Single Stage Pump which seems to work well.
If you need to crimp hoses, the Mastercool 71550 Air Conditioner Hose Crimper works good and is not too expensive.
Temp/pressure chart link:
http://www.mastercool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/89660-INST.pdf%5B/quote%5DIt’s a HF set, but I linked another set in the description of the video. Thanks for the heads up on the crimper.
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