[s-cars] AC low side recharge adapter

[James C. Mairs]

Excellent information and great find!!  I just placed the order.

Thanks for performing a better search than I could figure out!  Much
appreciated... *stares with an evil eye at the 91deg read out on his dash*

-Jim


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Green [mailto:trgreen at comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:35 PM
> To: s-car-list
> Cc: Aaron Ryba; DGraber460 at aol.com; Steve Young; Robert Myers; chris
> chambers; kentmclean at comcast.net; James C. Mairs; Jerry Scott;
> calvin at earthlink.net; pkrasusky at ups.com; Dave Forgie
> Subject: Re:[s-cars] AC low side recharge adapter
> 
> I have broken the code on a/c charging through the low pressure
> switch port.  This has been a sore
> point with lots of listers for a long time.  So I decided that I
> must  "carry a message to Garcia".
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Message_to_Garcia
> 
> I didn't have the problems Major Rowan encountered in carrying the
> President's message to General
> Garcia.  It was as simple as reading Paul Waterloo's A8 posts on the
> correct way and poor man's way to
> recharge the a/c system.  Please read both the posts, as they contain
> essential information for recharging
> the a/c system both by the correct factory method and the shortcut.
> I am not here to encourage you to
> recharge your system by either method.  Unless you are confident in
> your ability and knowledge, take it
> to a professional.  Otherwise, use at your own risk.
> 
> http://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/99732.phtml
> 
> http://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/135287.phtml
> There are follow on posts that show where Paul Waterloo sourced his
> fitting.
> 
> I got mine at Midway Auto Supply.  It is a FJC Air Conditioning
> Products R134a Tank Adapter --Part# 6016.
> I don't think a group buy can save over $2 unless there are a lot
> more interested than I know of.
> 
> http://www.midwayautosupply.com/p-7636-fjc-air-conditioning-products-
> r134a-tank-adapter-6016.aspx
> 
> And, yes it works.  It is a quick disconnect fitting, so if you are
> using old screw-on fittings for your refrigerant
> can or manifold, you will have to get adapters or a new hose set.  I
> encourage all to use a gage set, but otherwise
> you are on your own.
> 
> Tom