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Cute callback!

Toyota MDT in MO

I am sorry your husband was killed in Iraq.My sympathy for y'all.
cuhulin

A's'shole.

"Sherry56 via CarKB.com" <u35813@uwe> wrote in message

You have started into something that you clearly dont know sh.t about. And
you have replied like a real bitch.

You clearly dont know enough to even start the project.

Get help, before you hurt yourself or damage your car.

Another link:  www.familycar.com/ac1.htm

Can you describe the symptoms in more detail so that some of the
experts here can help better?

Does the A/C cool at all?  When you turn it on, is there a loud snap
or click from the engine compartment and a momentary decrease in idle
speed, indicating that the compressor clutch has engaged?

Does the radiator fan run when the A/C is turned on?  If there's more
than one fan, are both spinning?  Some cars use a single fan that runs
at two speeds, and I think it's supposed to run at high speed when the
A/C is used.

If the A/C cools at all, then adding more refrigerant may solve
everything.  Here's how I do it without proper pressure guages, but
keep in mind that it's NOT the proper way and that I'm no expert:

You'll need a 2-3 quart pan or pot, a pair of dial-type food
thermometers that can read below freezing, some tape and wire, and
some insulating material (sponge, cotton, rags, several layers of
tissue paper).

Verify that the thermometers are accurate by holding their tips
togetrher while stirring them in ice water.  They should read 32F when
you do this, but it's OK if they're off a bit, provided that both read
identically because you'll be checking a temperature difference more
than absolute temperatures.  Attach the tip of one thermometer
directly to one of the evaporator coil's pipes near the firewall, the
other's directly to the evaporator's other pipe.  It's possible that
one of the pipes is located on the accumulator/dryer (silver or black
vertical cylinder, about 3-5" diameter).  Close the doors and windows,
start the engine and turn the A/C to max and high speed.  If possible,
do this when the outdoor temperature is about 70-80F.  Maintain a fast
idle speed.  The thermometers should slowly cool down, but one will
probably cool down much less than the other.  Add R-134a until either
the two thermometers read about the same or the pressure is high
enough.

The charging valve looks like a tire valve, only about twice as fat,
but like a tire valve, it has a screw-on cap, probably made of black
plastic.  You want to charge through the low pressure (suction)
charging valve, but fortunately with R-134a systems the low and high
pressure valves are different sizes, making it virtually impossible to
connect to the wrong one.  But if you're nervous, the low pressure
valve is the cooler one.  It may be located inline with the suction
pipe, or it may be located on the accumulator-drier (black or silver
vertical cylinder, about 3-6" diameter).

I don't know if it's necessary, but I purge air out of the charging
hose before attaching it to the A/C by cracking open the valve on the
R-134a bottle for a second or two and letting out some of the gas
while attaching the hose to the A/C fitting.  But some hoses have
their own valve, in which case you'll have to open the valve on the
bottle and press on the hose's valve stem for 1-2 seconds with a
screwdriver to let out gas.

To charge the system the bottle of R-134a has to sit upright in a
container of warm (100F) water to prevent it from freezing and losing
pressure, and it has to be upright so that only gaseous R-134a enters
the system because liquid R-134a can slam the compressor.  It can be a
challenge to maintain the bottle upright, so consider rigging some
kind of holder.

Charge slowly so that you don't overcharge.  Turn the bottle's valve
open just a little, and watch the two thermometers.  If they don't
drop after 30 seconds AND your pressure guage reads less than 20 PSI,
crack it open a bit more.  The two thermometers should read lower, and
when both read almost the same cold temperature (probably 35-40F) OR
the guage reads just over 21 PSI, turn the valve shut..