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atomicthumbs posted:I thought my car had a nasty case of piston slap, but I used a broomstick to find the real culprit; it went away when I cut the belt off the A/C compressor. My friends 244 made the same noise for years, it stopped when the compressor pulley failed. I don't think the compressor itself is bad, just the idler bearings, but since the A/C never worked anyway I couldn't confirm.
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I have a similar issue with the '99 Forester, I didn't disassemble the A/C system when I swapped the engine, just laid the compressor off to the side. When I got everything buttoned back up the A/C was dead. Compressor will kick on for a minute but it never gets cold. Could having the hoses twisted a bit for several months allow all the refrigerant to escape?
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May 25, 2014 16:55
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Javid posted:I dunno what else may be leaking (nobody actually sells a loving UV flashlight around here) but the low side port has visible amounts of the yellow UV dye showing up after cleaning so that's my first stop. You can get sets on amazon for <$10. DO NOT REMOVE THE CORE WITHOUT RECOVERING THE REFRIGERANT Taking out the core on a pressurized system is an incredibly bad idea. Like, not only will you vent your entire refrigerant charge to atmosphere, but you'll also probably burn (refrigerant burn, like frostbite on steroids) the poo poo out of your hand. Terrible Robot fucked around with this message at 23:52 on Jun 13, 2016 |
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Jun 13, 2016 23:50
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If just the blades of the squirrel-cage are dirty it will move a lot less air than it should.
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