I'd like to know before putting a clutch on it, installing it, evac and recharging it. Anyone make a test set to attach to the compressor ports and then to a gauge set?
Given that AC compressors operate at hundreds of PSI of pressure I don't know that you can leak test them without bringing it up to working pressure.
Yeah I realized that LOL. Thanks.Leak testing of AC systems at high pressure (hundreds of PSI) is done all the time with a tank of nitrogen and a regulator.
If I can connect my gauge set I could either add freon and sniff test it, or use my vacuum pump to see if it holds vacuum.Leak testing of AC systems at high pressure (hundreds of PSI) is done all the time with a tank of nitrogen and a regulator.
If I can connect my gauge set I could either add freon and sniff test it, or use my vacuum pump to see if it holds vacuum.
We had that stuff at the shop I used to work at. We would get old lines, cut the hoses off then weld a charge port on the line to put our nitrogen tank on it @200 psi or so then dunk it in a bucket of water.But how do you connect the gauge set to the compressor?
It's not uncommon for the compressor seals to dry out once a compressor is removed from a car. Generally not worth bothering with.I'd like to know before putting a clutch on it, installing it, evac and recharging it. Anyone make a test set to attach to the compressor ports and then to a gauge set?
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But how do you connect the gauge set to the compressor?
I'll be the judge of what costs too much.