Air Conditioner Alternatives?

File: c.jpg (118KB, 700x508px) Image search: [Google]

118KB, 700x508px

Do this

If the AC clutch engages it should work. You can check the clutch manually by applying 12V power to it from your battery.

A little bit of moisture isn't going to fuck up the system completely.

Replace the drier and buy two cans of AC top up and it should work.

t. someone who has removed a leaking AC condenser and refilled the system completely

>>16484713

>The winter is bearable wear a coat & gloves.

Wait, is your heater/blower out too?

>>16484713
Bah.

Fix the leak. Pull a vacuum, throw refrigerant at it and go. If you really want to be ocd about it replace the accumulator too.

>>16484737
kek'd. If only I could have some sort of AC/heater connected to some sort of solar panels that niggers couldn't steal (since the city wouldn't connect electricity without a house with a permit), I could buy some land somewhere and live in my car. Wouldn't have to pay rent or very high property taxes ever again.

>>16484767
>what about sleeping well.

Man even in my class S mercedes I can't sleep.more than 1 night in it.

>>16484754
Okay, I'll check the clutch, and see about replacing the accumulator. I should probably still have a mechanic flush the evaporator and/or liquid line (or hose) that connects to AC condensor before though, right?

>>16484761

The heater is out (doesn't heat). It blows fine. But it blows hot in the summer, and cold in the winter.

>>16484764
I can check for a leak.

>Pull a vacuum

What's that?

>>16484754 Anon does suggest replacing the accumulator aka drier.

>>16484829
Oh, I have an SUV. Could easily fit a twin mattress in the back if I removed the 3rd row seating. Definately couldn't do it with a sedan.

>>16484764
>Pull a vacuum

Oh, forget it. You mean vacuum the moisture. Got it. Thanks.

>>16484713
A/c work is not for the diy. Even if the refrigerant is gone it has been pumping air and a little bit of oil through the system. Just get them to throw in some refrigerant and leak test the system before you go replacing shit willy nilly. If you're not getting heat the heater core might be clogged or you have low coolant or a bad thermostat.

>>16484969
Two mechanics recharged it with dye and couldn't find the leak, so they wanted to replace everything.

I think it might be a small leak that would take hours to run before being seen. When they recharged it though, it still wouldn't blow cold. Always hot (this was in the summer).

>>16484990
>hey bo, you see the leak?
>nah joe, i dont see it either
>lets tell this guy everything needs to be replaced for $1200

Get a third opinion. If it's losing refrigerant obviously there's a leak. You want to take it to a shop that has an A/C machine. They hook it up to the ports and in sucks everything out. Then it holds the vacuum for 30 minutes and it the pressure goes down it indicates a leak. If the third guy can't find the leak it might be leaking past the seals in the compressor.

File: rockauto parts.jpg (206KB, 1253x549px) Image search: [Google]

206KB, 1253x549px

>>16485034
>an A/C machine.
>sucks everything out

Is this the same as getting it discharged? I can pay a mechanic to do this.

AutoZone lends a vacuum and manifold gauges for free (with a deposit). I can vacuum the system and check the pressure with the manifold gauges myself. I'm confident I can find the leak if it was just a case of lazy mechanics previously.

I think some AC jobs are diy if you do enough research and learning. For example, I'm confident I can change the compressor or change an O-ring (if a leaky O-ring somewhere is all it is). And it would be worth it for me if it's just one or two parts. But changing the whole system might not be worth it for me. Although RockAuto has cheaper parts, but I'm not sure about their quality. What does /o/ say?