If the AC won't run, push the stem down in the low pressure port to see if the system still has freon in it. If freon squirts out fairly strongly, buy a can of freon at FLAPS OR Wallmart which has a little gauge and and a short hose on top. Start the car and let it idle, turn the AC fan on full blast and set the temp to maximum cool. Then follow the instructions on the freon can. Setting some kind of household fan so it will blow through the radiator and AC condenser will speed up the freon charging rate. If the compressor comes on by the time the freon has gone into the system, and you're getting cold air in the cab, the AC "may not" have problems other than a gradual loss of freon over time. If the compressor doesn't come on, the job can rapidly get complicated. Gerry P.S. If the AC will come on the next day, you probably don't have any serious leaks, and after the car is roadworthy, you can take it by a shop and get the freon topped off. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Wow! > I was contemplating doing a recharge on the W126s after the paint dries. > This sounds more complex than trying to figure out how to shoot some paint. > clay > > > On May 23, 2017, at 11:44 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Karl Wittnebel wrote: > >> Pressure goes super high, then the compressor fails. It will cool for about > >> 30-40 minutes per compressor. Has new evaporator, new expansion valve new > >> drier, now on compressor #3 (or about to be). Control unit is new. At least > >> one new pressure hose. All the vac pods are new, as is the dash. Works > >> great for awhile, then gradually gets warmer over an hour or so, and that's > >> it. > >> Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this further? Tired of throwing > >> compressors at it. Nippodenso units from rock auto, same as original. Of > >> course the motor is a 606 now. > >> Thanks > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Has the AC auxiliary fan been coming on? > > > > Did you disconnect all the lines and wash, then blow, them out using AC > > solvent from NAPA or elsewhere in the opposite direction from their > > direction of flow? > > > > Did you replace the main freon filter/reservoir? > > > > Do you have a set of AC gauges (about $60 at HF)?. If so, what were the > > readings when the AC was not working properly? (Carefully learn how the > > gauges work so you don't accidentally send high pressure into low pressure > > cans of freon and/or the low pressure gauges, which could be very injurious > > or fatal). > > > > Which lubricant did you use when you replaced compressors, etc? Did you add > > the specified amount? > > > > Did you add the freon with the can upright or inverted? > > > > If you added the freon using the typical low pressure gauge that comes with > > some cans of freon, what was the pressure reading when you finished? > > > > Did you have a household or shop fan blowing through the radiator and > > condenser when you added the freon? Did you have the AC set on max cool and > > max fan speed? > > > > What has the temperature been where you live? > > > > There is supposed to an (add-on?) filter that can be installed in the > > return line just before the compressor, but I've never heard any discussion > > about it on this list, or have seen it listed anywhere. Also, I have no > > idea where it would be installed without cutting the return line. This is > > supposed to keep the shedded debris from old freon lines from getting in to > > the AC pump and other parts. > > > > Which car is this? All my experience has been with an '83 300D and '83 240D. > > > > Most FLAPS have a book on auto AC repair which should give you the correct > > amounts of freon and oil to add. The different types of oils should not be > > mixed > > (see the book for a discussion of that.) > > > > It's 2 am here in Florida. Later this AM someone with more knowledge than I > > should be able to help you. > > Good luck, > > Gerry > > > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > http://www.avg.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
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