Well, I recharged it tonight - we'll see what happens. There was some confusion regarding specified capacity in the factory service manual - either 2.5 Lbs or 3.0 Lbs, although I _think_ my vehicle should be 3.0 Lbs. I pulled out just 1 ounce shy of 2.5 Lbs...if I was correct on the spec value of 3....

A/C has been intermittent on my wife's escalade lately. She'd been mentioning that it's been acting up for the last couple months, but it's been too cold to address. Anyway, I caught it acting up today - A/C on coldest setting (60°F), blower on high, etc, outside temperatures in the high 70's/low 80...

Standard procedure is to put in a small amount (1 ounce) of R134a (to avoid wasting the precious R-12) and pressurize with nitrogen, then use a sniffer to find the leak. As long as you don't run the compressor with the R134a in, you'll be fine. Once pressurized, sounds like your leak rate is probabl...

I'm assuming the system is similar to the one that I had in my 92 accord - a marginal system in tip top shape. I live in Arizona, and would consistently melt 1 of the 2 electric cooling fans every few years - I'd recommend ensuring both the cooling fans are running. My accord had a manual transmissi...