Doug; $200 for a recharge??? Give me a break..I'm in the process of doing some research. We did some Research on Catalytic Converters...I have a notable. Notice price of Catalytic are NOT at a starting price of $560 anymore. BTW...this type of stuff should be on Chat. -Ed- Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:19 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1994 GMC Van (AC Question) > Now Russ! You know very well that when it was $1.50 a can, it was > destroying the ozone layer as well as life-as-we-know-it. When they > started putting it in $60 cans it became safer! *laughs* > **irony: It was deadly until they got the price up. Now you can buy all > you want at the higher price! > > Doug Keller > Wis-Kel Electronics > 101 Freeland Ave. > Terra Alta, WV > USA 26764 > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.tech-assist.org > "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you > won't live long enough to make them all yourself" > > > > > > Hoyt's TV wrote: > > >Ed, There should be a pressure switch somewhere in the coolant line, that > >opens the circuit to the compressor clutch when there is not enough coolant. > >Unplug it and jumper the contacts in the plug. If that gets the compressor > >working, look at the sight glass. A steady stream of bubbles indicates a low > >charge. > >If it uses R12, be prepared for a BIG bill for freon when you get it > >recharged. If it's R134A you can get a do it yourself kit and the little > >cans are cheap. If it's low enough to trip the pressure switch you will > >probably need at least two, maybe three cans. > > > >If it's R12, it's illegal to do it yourself and they don't make the little > >cans anymore. The equivalent of what the little cans held, that used to cost > >about $1.50 is now selling for about $50 to $60 at a licensed service place. > > > >Russ Hoyt > >Hoyt's TV > >Exeter, NH > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 1:32 PM > >Subject: [TechAssist] 1994 GMC Van (AC Question) > > > > > > > > > >>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/ > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > >Lost Password: > >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >Email Archives: > >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/