Gary,(HTHAY?) Ed and all: Here in the states you can buy an adaptor and a can of "universal coolant".The coolant is supposedly not good for newer compressors,but I used it for years,with some success.In three years the compressor went out,but the :"changeover" includes a NEW compressor, so what did I lose? Good luck. al Al Leatherman 224 RT. 46 Mine Hill, NJ 07803 973-361-5796 WWW.ALS-TV.NET ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 1:10 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1994 GMC Van (AC Question) > Walter, here in the Great White North, if it gets 65 deg. F we think > it's a baking hot day and we crank up the air conditioning. > > Seriously, it can get up to 100 deg. F sometimes in the summer here in > Ontario. > > I just tried my A/C tonight and I think I need a recharge. Maybe I can > find someone to do it cash for $60.00 then I'll send him to Ed :) I > have before used cans of freeze spray (old freon) with an adapter hose > connected to the A/C unit in the truck. Took about 2 cans but it worked > ok (not a complete full charge though). I still have a few cans of the > old freon freeze spray but I don't have the adapter hose which was lent > to me before. > > > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > Guelph Ontario Canada > Est. 1984 > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > > > > > > walter wood wrote: > > > > He's blowing smoke. > > If you have a '94 model it already has the new > > R-whatever (34?) in it, so they don't have to > > change anything. As stated before by someone else, > > that can be bought cheap.. > > As for the leak, just track it down. > > Or, just sell as is. > > I would think that A/C wouldn't be that big a deal > > in Canada anyway. > > Walter > > --- Tel-Tek <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hah...there ya go... > > > > > > Phoned Dealership...Minimum price of a "Recharge" > > > $200. Providing nothing wrong and no leaks. > > > > > > Give me a BREAK. > > > > > > I have seen it done....Guy walks up with a > > > Propane Tank..(Not propane)2 > > > minutes max...$200...I don't think so. New owner > > > better love heat. > > > > > > I kidded with the "Dealership"and asked him if > > > the recharge would be > > > Envoiremently friendly..he assured me it would > > > be. Quoted me so much a > > > litre/pre/atmospheric/squared by some kind of > > > root. > > > So now we pay $2 per gallon of gas, and > > > wonder if Freon (Environmentally > > > Correct) stuff is also coming from Iraq. > > > Just Boggles the mind.;-) > > > Ooops...Just got a Brain Fart....Our Super > > > Wal-Mart has a Garage...Maybe > > > this stuff can be Imported from China. > > > > > > Will keep you A/C guys informed. > > > > > > -Ed- > > > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics > > > Ontario-Canada > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 5:17 PM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1994 GMC Van (AC > > > Question) > > > > > > > > > > That's the classic symptom of low coolant. > > > Finally it gets low enough so > > > it > > > > won't do anything. > > > > > > > > Russ Hoyt > > > > Hoyt's TV > > > > Exeter, NH > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" > > > <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 4:18 PM > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1994 GMC Van (AC > > > Question) > > > > > > > > > > > > > I may just have to let the Garage have a look > > > at it. Could be expensive > > > > > guessing, on my part. > > > > > Someone else mentioned about low Freon, but > > > though it would try to > > > engage > > > > > and cut right back out again. I'm selling the > > > truck, and thought maybe > > > the > > > > > next guy would enjoy the AC. > > > > > > > > > > -Ed- > > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics > > > > > Ontario-Canada > > > > > > > > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "John @ Myers TV" > > > <myers_tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:19 PM > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1994 GMC Van (AC > > > Question) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Walter, > > > > > > > > > > > > Check the connector where power goes into > > > the clutch ass'y. On my > > > wife's > > > > > > Escort (Mazda), the computer turned on the > > > clutch relay, thus > > > supplying > > > > > the > > > > > > power to the ACclutch. > > > > > > > > > > > > The relay was on an ass'y called a > > > multi-function relay. Ford's list > > > was > > > > > > $252.00! Thank go for junkyards, though > > > ($50.00). > > > > > > > > > > > > Good Luck, > > > > > > > > > > > > John Myers > > > > > > Myers TV > > > > > > Alliance, OH > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 1:41 PM > > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1994 GMC Van (AC > > > Question) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not much of a mechanic myself, but I do > > > know that, > > > > > > > on most cars the clutch will NOT engage > > > if the > > > > > > > freon is low. > > > > > > > Walter > > > > > > > --- Tel-Tek Electronics > > > <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Sort of off topic but does anyone know > > > if the > > > > > > > > 1994 GMC Safari has a > > > > > > > > Compressor Clutch Relay. > > > > > > > > Found my A/C not working. Normally when > > > I call > > > > > > > > for Air, I hear the Click on > > > > > > > > the Compressor Clutch, and I don't hear > > > it > > > > > > > > anymore. Have checked all fuses > > > > > > > > (OK). Is there a Relay somewhere that > > > supplies > > > > > > > > power to the clutch, and does > > > > > > > > anyone know where it it. I see a couple > > > mounted > > > > > > > > side by side, but not sure. > > > > > > > > And our latest Chilton at the Library > > > is 1991. > > > > > > > > Some of you Shade Tree Mechanics > > > might be > > > > > > > > able to help out on this one. > > > > > > > > Especially you Southern Folks.;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Ed- > > > > > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics > > > > > > > > Ontario-Canada > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > Lost Password: > > > > > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select > > > "Login > > > > > > > > Problems?". > > > > > > > > Email Archives: > > > > > > > > > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > > Walter Wood > > > > > > > Future Tech Home Center > > > > > > > 2786 Hwy. 43 N. > > > > > > > Lawrenceburg Tn. 38464 > > > > > > > 931-829-3337 > > > > > > > Fax 931-829-4044 > > > > > > > mailto:wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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