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Duracool advice (non GMC) [message #259110] Sun, 17 August 2014 10:26 Go to previous message
hertfordnc is currently offline  hertfordnc   United States
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Hay Ya'll, it's been a while. The Revcon still lingers (don't ask) but todays challenge is about Duracool in a 2003 Dodge RAM. I overhauled the AC system and I was short a can of 134 so i topped it off with Duracool. It was amazingly cold. Unfortunately, it leaked down and i had to go back into it. Now i want to use all duracool.

It's cooling the truck OK but the line to the evaporator is frosty. Pressure is about 24 PSI with the truck idling at 700 RPMs. I have been told that with Duracool a high vacuum like 27 inHg is too much and it should be something like 10-12 inHg

So what pressure should i be shooting for and should i purge it and vacuum it down again to a lesser vacuum?

Thanks





Dave & Ellen Silva Hertford, NC 76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021 It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
 
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