ac compressor

[aTahoe9522]

the ac in my car has not been used for a year tried to fill it and some times it spins and sometimes it does not . can anyone help

 

[Mike97]

A sign of low refrigerant is the compressor clutch turning off and on. When you added freon, did you use a gauge? If you don't have a gauge, I highly recommend you get one. You can usually get one at Wal-Mart with a can of r134a for $20 to $30. You should never add freon to an AC system without a gauge. If you over-fill it you run a very high risk of destroying the compressor.

 

[sasquatch094]

ahh screw AC compressors man.. i rebuilt mine and still the damn thing dont work. Its better of holding a charge but nothing.. When i first charge up my air man, i would have frost on my windows.. no- haha nothing from that bithc.. lol

 

[Mike97]

ahh screw AC compressors man.. i rebuilt mine and still the damn thing dont work. Its better of holding a charge but nothing.. When i first charge up my air man, i would have frost on my windows.. no- haha nothing from that bithc.. lol

What exactly are you trying to say here?

 

[sasquatch094]

that i dont have air, and im living the window life and idk.. lol..

 

[Mike97]

Lol, ok. I wasn't sure what you were trying to say.

I don't like driving my Tahoe with the windows down at highway speeds if I'm by myself. The passenger seat belt flaps in the wind and makes an unbearable flapping noise. Sometimes it does that even if someone is using that seatbelt.

 

[sasquatch094]

hmm.. thats weird..i like the windows down so then i can hear everyone yelling shti out their windows going down the freeway and on the streets.. lol.. One time on the freeway some (not to be racist) but some black lady was hanging out of her car on the drivers side of my truck yelling at the top of her lungs " i like dat, i like dat" it could of been "that" but i coudnt hear her to well.. lol.. then rolling down side streets little like 10 yr olds yell nice truck.. lol..

 

[bsamoul]

How would I go about telling if I need to recharge my system?

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

hook a guage up to it. if the compressor isn't running you'll have to jump the sensors to get it to accept the charge. (thats how mine was anyway. high side was empty, one of the seals is toast...)

 

[JP422]

Also check the compressor itself. Looks like GM's infamous AC compressor is nicknamed the "belly leaker". It's a 3 piece body that will leak eventually. It can be rebuilt... or replaced w/ a 1 piece body compressor (Sanden HT6... which also happens to be cheaper AND made in USA).

I changed my filter, drier, almost all the lines and O rings... thinking I must have fixed the slow leak in my AC system. When I took it to get it evacuated and charged, the mech told me the oem compressor is usually the common culprit. I told him that so far mine hasn't leaked and there and is fine. (dammit). Sure enough, 2 weeks later, the belly of the oem compressor is green w/ dye. Anyway, I just recieved my new Sanden in the mail yesterday, and look forward to installing it soon. Hope this is it!

 

[treepete]

I just want to get rid of my AC.. I never use it. its always in the way