hello all, it has been a long time since i have posted and knock on wood a long time since i have had any problems with the disco, but just as i thought that. BINGO. AC is acting weird. I usually don't even turn the thing on but we have a new little in the house and when on the road we need to keep her and the wife cool. So in an effort to be proactive i bought a can of AC coolant refill. the r-134a kind. ( i have a 96 Disco SE by the way) and that recharge can did not do much it was the small can so i figured it was not enough as i have owned the disco for 3.5 years and not added any r-134a to it and i doubt the last owner did either (she was a soccer mom)
so i figured i should try another can. i bought one of the cans that have the attached pressure gauge so that i could be sure that i did not over do it. I turned the truck on and the ac on high and had a hell of a time getting to quick release refill hose to attach to it, it drove me nuts. and then a i dropped the cap to the low pressure coolant cover behind the washer fluid reservoir never to be seen again. so as i am refilling it i hear the compressor motor click on and off a bunch of times and then i go to the front and watch the ac compressor clutch click on and off and now the ac is blowing warmer then when i started. wtf.
i consulted the D1WorkshopManual.pdf and it said to be careful of adding too much pressure to the system as it could cause "excessive head pressure" do they mean the cylinder head? am i stupid? what head?
does anyone have any suggestions on what the heck might be wrong here? The compressor unit may well have been doing this for along time and i never have the AC on when i am under the hood and you an not hear it click on and off form inside the cabin.
It is hot as hell here in Oakland, CA and my wife and baby are going to suffer and thus I will suffer. Please help me and my baby girl out any suggestions would be appreciated.
so i figured i should try another can. i bought one of the cans that have the attached pressure gauge so that i could be sure that i did not over do it. I turned the truck on and the ac on high and had a hell of a time getting to quick release refill hose to attach to it, it drove me nuts. and then a i dropped the cap to the low pressure coolant cover behind the washer fluid reservoir never to be seen again. so as i am refilling it i hear the compressor motor click on and off a bunch of times and then i go to the front and watch the ac compressor clutch click on and off and now the ac is blowing warmer then when i started. wtf.
i consulted the D1WorkshopManual.pdf and it said to be careful of adding too much pressure to the system as it could cause "excessive head pressure" do they mean the cylinder head? am i stupid? what head?
does anyone have any suggestions on what the heck might be wrong here? The compressor unit may well have been doing this for along time and i never have the AC on when i am under the hood and you an not hear it click on and off form inside the cabin.
It is hot as hell here in Oakland, CA and my wife and baby are going to suffer and thus I will suffer. Please help me and my baby girl out any suggestions would be appreciated.
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