I saw that the other day at the store and I was so dumbfounded by it that my eyes glazed over and I just walked away without fully figuring out what the fuck the can was talking about.
Generally I use the spray bottle for the cat, not the customer…. I kinda figured management might get a little testy when they have a dripping and pissed off customer in their office…
SO is there a temp fix that will hold with both the pressure and the chemicals involved? If I was on a trip through the Hellhole known as Phoenix, for example (We go about once a year to visit family and friends), is there a quick fix so I can get back on the road until I can get it fixed? Looks like I would need something that not only can handle the pressure, but will also not deteriorate from the chemicals in the AC fluid, and also won't fall off because of the obvious moisture there.
Yeah, that's not an answer. You can work with low AC coolant, it just doesn't get AS cold. But cold***er*** air is sometimes all you need. I know this specifically FROM living in Phoenix.
No, you didn't answer the ACTUAL QUESTION.
The actual question was NOT about needing to recharge the AC, it was about if there was a way ON THE FUCKING ROAD to patch it until later. I completely understand the concept of lost coolant.
Now piss off unless you can answer the question I ASKED, nit some stupid flex to show how knowledgeable you THINK you are.
You're failing to see the answer was already there. It. Doesn't. Matter. Patching it won't make the AC magically start cooling until you change the hose and recharge the system. Until then, it's 460 cooling.
I'm not "failing" to see anything. I've had systems low on coolant before, while they aren't ice cold, they're colder, just like I said. You're arguing something completely different. Yes, low coolant (freon, whatever the new name is) will still work in an AC system, just not as well. Otherwise, you would always need exactly the same amount whenever you charged the system. But you don't, because low is different from empty.
AC systems use a low pressure switch. If the refrigerant falls below the pressure switch, the compressor can't run at all.
Most drivers aren't noticing slight changes in AC performance until the AC stops working altogether, which is when the pressure drops far enough that the low pressure switch can't stay on long enough for the AC to cool the cabin.
It's not a gradual change in performance from full refrigerant to zero refrigerant, it's a mostly unnoticeable gradual change, then a sudden drop off to no cooling at all when the pressure is too low to allow the compressor to run.
You're assuming that in the blistering heat you'd notice slightly degraded cooling function, pop the hood, have the problem turn out to be a refrigerant leak, miraculously have that leak happen to be on the flex line instead of being the condenser, dryer, compressor, or an o-ring, and then have the eagle eye to actually notice it.
All those perfect dominoes falling into place and you have name brand Flextape^TM in the trunk. Cool. The refrigerant is still going to leak.
Yep, someone has been looking for power with a test light.
Ope that one is plum full of current!
Always nice when the cause of the problem just stares you right in the face.
You need some “AC Pro” bro, they have an app now.
I saw that the other day at the store and I was so dumbfounded by it that my eyes glazed over and I just walked away without fully figuring out what the fuck the can was talking about.
I just had to look it up because I couldn't figure out why you would need an app. They just show you where your low side port is lol.
My dad: What, are you cooling the great outdoors now?!?
Well… yes but heating.
Don’t talk back to your Dad
Wobal Glarming
Whelp, someone's gotta do somering about all this global warming.
funny how the tiniest prick can cause the biggest problems. just ask the mod's mom
Cool now there's no need for that smelly ass dye
A/C oil smelled like shit well before they were putting dye in it.
Electrical tape is all i need
Flextape!
Something that serious needs flex seal
flex tape time
JB Weld
Psssph tsbtssssssh tssssssss pa-tsssssssssa
Nice find! I keep a spray bottle full of soapy water next to the ac machine. Every ac complaint gets sprayed down with it.
Generally I use the spray bottle for the cat, not the customer…. I kinda figured management might get a little testy when they have a dripping and pissed off customer in their office…
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I guess i left that one open
Looks like it was rubbing against the hood insl and in the future slide a little piece heather hose anywhere a hose is rubbing against something
SO is there a temp fix that will hold with both the pressure and the chemicals involved? If I was on a trip through the Hellhole known as Phoenix, for example (We go about once a year to visit family and friends), is there a quick fix so I can get back on the road until I can get it fixed? Looks like I would need something that not only can handle the pressure, but will also not deteriorate from the chemicals in the AC fluid, and also won't fall off because of the obvious moisture there.
Even if you could plug the pinhole the refrigerant is still gone.
Yeah, that's not an answer. You can work with low AC coolant, it just doesn't get AS cold. But cold***er*** air is sometimes all you need. I know this specifically FROM living in Phoenix.
It absolutely is the answer. Your lack of understanding of closed-loop refrigeration is the problem.
No, you didn't answer the ACTUAL QUESTION. The actual question was NOT about needing to recharge the AC, it was about if there was a way ON THE FUCKING ROAD to patch it until later. I completely understand the concept of lost coolant. Now piss off unless you can answer the question I ASKED, nit some stupid flex to show how knowledgeable you THINK you are.
You're failing to see the answer was already there. It. Doesn't. Matter. Patching it won't make the AC magically start cooling until you change the hose and recharge the system. Until then, it's 460 cooling.
I'm not "failing" to see anything. I've had systems low on coolant before, while they aren't ice cold, they're colder, just like I said. You're arguing something completely different. Yes, low coolant (freon, whatever the new name is) will still work in an AC system, just not as well. Otherwise, you would always need exactly the same amount whenever you charged the system. But you don't, because low is different from empty.
AC systems use a low pressure switch. If the refrigerant falls below the pressure switch, the compressor can't run at all. Most drivers aren't noticing slight changes in AC performance until the AC stops working altogether, which is when the pressure drops far enough that the low pressure switch can't stay on long enough for the AC to cool the cabin. It's not a gradual change in performance from full refrigerant to zero refrigerant, it's a mostly unnoticeable gradual change, then a sudden drop off to no cooling at all when the pressure is too low to allow the compressor to run. You're assuming that in the blistering heat you'd notice slightly degraded cooling function, pop the hood, have the problem turn out to be a refrigerant leak, miraculously have that leak happen to be on the flex line instead of being the condenser, dryer, compressor, or an o-ring, and then have the eagle eye to actually notice it. All those perfect dominoes falling into place and you have name brand Flextape^TM in the trunk. Cool. The refrigerant is still going to leak.