Re: "Outside Temp" adjustable?

[Gerard <gerard@poboxes.com>]

> snip...your refrigerant is very low, I'd guess

I think you're right there. The head unit also indicates low
pressure.

> Try to find a place with 20th century tools, namely a halogen sniffer.
> Sized like a DMM with a metal pencil sticking 7 cm out one end. They
> come at the princely sum of ~250 USD. What an a**hole to leak check AC
> with SOAPY WATER!?! It's not a Goodyear, ferkryssake!

How about the first time I got here and the motor was jumping around
like mad? Felt like a misfire or sticky valve. Took the motor to
several local mechanics. One guy pulled out this long screwdriver,
stuck the point to the block, held the handle cupped in his hand and
put it to his ear. Then diagnosed  my motor as having a bust  hydraulic
lifter and valve and alternator having shot bearing. :) Took the motor
somewhere else, put it on a  dyno, tuned it and it worked fine after
we picked up that it was running grossly rich. :)

> You pay much less for refrigerant (if it's R12) than we do. Here it's
> ~$40-50 lb, so ~100 USD for a full charge. Anyway, take it immediately
> to the shop that's going to do the repairs, or the recharging if you do
> the repairs. You may still have a little R12 in there which can be
> sucked out and "saved" by the shop until your repairs are complete and
> you're ready for a recharge. Consider replacing the receiver/dryer--if
> that's not the part with the leak--as they can get contaminated by a
> leak.

Heck, I don't even know what these guys put in. The guy who worked
on the thing is definitely part of the family who runs the place and
can't be more than 18. He just dragged some can over and proceeded
to pump new gas into the AC. Then looked at me and said R193, please.
(R=Rand, total job about US$50). Great, all I asked for was to check
the thing, not fill it! Lots of places here do radiator work, their
signboards also indicate air con work. Guess I should just take it to
a proper aircon-only spot.

Thanks.

G.
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