Proper mating of a fitting and line when welded or brazed with the proper equipment will be a fine option. We used a product I posted a link to for years and years. We made hoses daily with the alum rod and oxy-acetylene torch. That is proven technique. and it would be SO COOL to be able to make cu...

Face palm. No sooner do I reply and I somehow stumbled upon a potential tool… (Link removed.) please describe in some way for us to find it. I've also ben looking for something like this. You will need to be triggered by someone else, as I did not remove the link! I get triggered by certain people ...

bond007 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 12:12 pm Face palm. No sooner do I reply and I somehow stumbled upon a potential tool…

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please describe in some way for us to find it. I've also ben looking for something like this.

Andrew, you might have read my recent post on the Excursion . I'll recap real quick. I reached out to our in-house tech guy. He said, in some cases, especially Ford. They (are) reducing the charge level by about 10% . But remember, a lower charge means less refrigerant to carry oil through the syst...

Refrigerant-134a Pickup Models .................... 0.91 kg (2.0 lb) Crew Cab Models .................... 1.02 kg (2.25 lb) Polyalkaline Glycol (PAG) Refrigerant Oil Air Conditioning System .................... 240 ml (8 fl oz) Wrap up summary- Best performance ended up being at 28oz (1.75lbs - 77%...

Thanks Tim the rest Self-deleted for posing a provocative response....Wish I didn't get so triggered by Tim. He can be so helpful. There's no reason to be triggered . You know I don't care for unnecessary links on the site. Maybe other sites allow it, but this site has been that way for the entire ...

I would have to take my vehicle back in to have it evacuated and recharged to find out home much refrigerant was added. I’m not sure what the mechanic added a couple weeks ago when the A/C was checked. Sticker under the hood says it should be 2.31 lbs. Does the mechanic have it in the record? Many ...

Fwiw, my sides don't always equalize either even on a well working system. Not a much as I am reading that you're are different though. I also do not understand what you are saying about your gauge ranges and indicated readings. A picture of your gauge showing this condition might be helpful. How lo...

Thanks Tim

the rest Self-deleted for posing a provocative response....Wish I didn't get so triggered by Tim. He can be so helpful.

Refrigerant-134a Pickup Models .................... 0.91 kg (2.0 lb) Crew Cab Models .................... 1.02 kg (2.25 lb) Polyalkaline Glycol (PAG) Refrigerant Oil Air Conditioning System .................... 240 ml (8 fl oz) Thanks Tim. How does one determine pickup vs crew cab? Internet shows 3...