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I know very little about the A/C system on these, I haven't had A/C for most of my driving career but the wife wants it since my current DD has working A/C
Anyway, '98 Explorer 5.0L Eddie Bauer if it makes any difference. The A/C compressor would cycle for like 2 seconds constantly when I got it, I got one of those silly DIY kits with the can and hose to top it off since I know R134A leaks since it's smaller than R12 was back in the day (I am an engineer... just been ignoring the system all these years). Anywho, I topped it off to the pressure it recommended based on the outside temperature, pressure went up when compressor was on but gauge went down and tripped the 20psi cutoff which turned the compressor off. Then I had the brilliant idea to relieve some of the vapor pressure in the system then top it back off with the can. That's when the compressor stopped coming on...
I think I'm going to be stuck going to a shop and giving them around $100 plus parts to get it going but figured I'd ask you guys first... I just hesitate to put that kinda $$ in a $600 rig... not against it, just not used to things I can't fix...
Anyway, '98 Explorer 5.0L Eddie Bauer if it makes any difference. The A/C compressor would cycle for like 2 seconds constantly when I got it, I got one of those silly DIY kits with the can and hose to top it off since I know R134A leaks since it's smaller than R12 was back in the day (I am an engineer... just been ignoring the system all these years). Anywho, I topped it off to the pressure it recommended based on the outside temperature, pressure went up when compressor was on but gauge went down and tripped the 20psi cutoff which turned the compressor off. Then I had the brilliant idea to relieve some of the vapor pressure in the system then top it back off with the can. That's when the compressor stopped coming on...
I think I'm going to be stuck going to a shop and giving them around $100 plus parts to get it going but figured I'd ask you guys first... I just hesitate to put that kinda $$ in a $600 rig... not against it, just not used to things I can't fix...