Your still low on freon .get a dye charge also to ck for leaks.dye shows up uv light ,black light unless it's a big leak
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2003 Jeep TJ - what's wrong with my A/C
- Thread starter Freshly Minted Georgian!
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Don't get me wrong folks, if it becomes too big a headache I'll take it in to a shop. Just trying to learn more about automotive a/c and see if I can figure it out and repair it. Appreciate all the advice.
And I am desperately and delicately trying to suggest he take it to where they have the proper equipment....before something bad happens.
What fun would that be?
Update. Put in a full 12oz can. Now low side cycles between 20-50psi, hovering around 45 when it isn't spiking from the compressor kicking on/off. High side is between 100 and 130. Still not up to the range it should be but after sitting for a couple days when I first put on gauges, both sides were about 40psi so in theory it's not leaking.
It's in a Jeep...lol
I've always found them to be pretty poor performers unless you have a hard top and full doors and even then, it was just hope.
Hard top and full doors, check and check.
As another has said, spritz joints with a spray bottle with water and a drop or two of dishwashing detergent and look for bubbles. No bubbles? Pull a vacuum for 10-15 minutes minimum and see if it holds (give it an hour). If it holds vacuum then put the vac pump on it and pull a vacuum for at least an hour, then charge it by weight (through the low side ONLY) to the correct amount. If it doesn't hold, find the leak, kill it, and start over at the "pull a vacuum" part.
Roger that, probably this weekend I'll attach the vacuum pump to it. I'll spray it all first to bubble check all lines.
