Learning to Recharge My AC - 1965 Ford Falcon

[@rondogwil]

And you know just as much as me about A/C. Just about enough to know to call a friend. LOL. Good job. Be safe!

[@jeffdriver3000]

One thing I noticed is when you attach the first can of refrigerant to the gauges is to crack the yellow line at the gauges to purge the air out of the line that went into it when you took the vacuum pump off.

[@agooser26]

I like that tip. I was told that that small of an amount wouldn't effect anything but I never liked the idea that some air was now in the lines ;)

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

I've done that so many times in my Career, but it's the one thing that I'm careful with EVERY time!! Check equipment, including all O-Rings... Especially back in the day when we still used R-12!! 😲 Glad you had excellent help, there's really only one way to charge A/C. So many People complain about their A/C blowing warm.... 7 times out of ten it was how they charged it!!! 😲😖 BTW, your Engine is sounding GREAT!! 👊👍👍💯 ..... Your Friend NEEDS a new Suction Pump. That thing might work - but it's VERY noisy!! Soon I'll be a Patreon contributer.... Maybe some of it can go to him. 😊 Carmine ✈🚂🚙

[@williamvannoy1336]

One of the tips that I saw that I always do is when you connected the Refrigerant line from the Vac pump to the can tap, that allows moisture to be sucked into the yellow line so when I attach the first can I always purge the line with refrigerant by just loosening the yellow line at the gauges just enough to flush out the line, but I'm in Texas and it gets VERY, VERY HOT and HUMID here! In the days of R12 any moisture that mixed with that would cause a corrosive reaction, So just a habit I still like to follow to save any extra work on the receiver/dryer! I can't count how many of these add on A/C units I installed in cars and trucks in my lifetime, I remember being on a first name basis with the shop in Dallas where I bought them! I was even doing the R134 conversions when they banned R12 and all you could get was R12 from our recycler units! Showing my age!

[@raymondbloomer7024]

Ross is a very good teacher.

[@pascaljeske7307]

Good Job nice Video now the hot sun can come ❤️⭐👍❤️

[@daledassel5658]

Ive got my a/c kit to install very soon. Cant wait! Good job!

[@jayjarman8036]

I really look forward to your posts. Keep up the great work.

[@67Stang]

Nice to have AC. That is on my wish list for my stang. Nothing like black vinyl seats in the Georgia summer. That new instrument panel looks really good still. Very nice.

[@YODAMAN5]

I guess ur enjoying these HOT summer months now... Good job.

[@Duaneoca]

Awesome! My classic car needs to be changed over to modern refrigerant. I’m a little jealous of your cold AC. :)

[@ElliesGarage]

Thanks! I knew one day I'd want to put in a modern AC, and it was one of the main reasons we bought Carl since the owner had just installed a Vintage Air kit. We were really lucky to find it.

[@michaelau5159]

Good video as always. A couple of comments/questions! 1. I don't know the laws in the US but I can say the way that job was done would be enough in Australia to revoke the trade license of the person who did it. 2. Did you hear any gas escaping when you removed the old receiver/dryer? In Australia, and many other countries, the evacuation of the system must include containing any substance evacuated into a tank (like a BBQ bottle) for recycling. The system must be evacuated before removing/changing any parts. Gasses like R12 (long obsolete), R134a, and the latest R1234yf are damaging to the environment and best practise is to capture and recycle as much as possible. 3. It is a good idea to know how much refrigerant you need so you don't have to change bottles during the charging process. Changing bottles while charging creates the possibility of contaminants (oxygen, dust, moisture, etc.) entering the AC system. 4. The manifold gauge set needs another Yellow hose that connects to the bottle (this is why it is a good idea to only use 1 bottle) so that the connection at the bottle is also under vacuum and there is no possibility of contaminants entering the system. Using a valve to close off the vacuum pump hose when not required means no contaminants can enter the system because nothing is opened or changed over during the entire process.

[@ElliesGarage]

Hello and thanks for the encouragement! We had the system evacuated by a shop back when we first took everything apart. We did know that the system needed 28.8oz of refrigerant, but we don't always include all of the procedures and details in our videos. The only bottles of r134 that would could find to buy were 12 oz bottles so we bought 3, but we did screw each bottle into a closable valve on the yellow line so that we wouldn't lose vacuum when switching bottles.

[@Paulie1232]

Very cool, my old 61 Comet didn't have AC and boy was it hot on those summer days....thanks for posting. ...STAY COOL....

[@yunus_aros]

Awesome! 🥶

[@d-swank7599]

Good job Ellie, I just did the same thing with my 64 C10

[@SixRoundsStudio]

Teachers are important!

[@donameci7]

I’ve got to do this to my 66. Awesome vid!! Keep it going

[@Q8FAB]

Wow awesome... Big HI from kuwait👍 keep it rolling 💪 wish for you the best 🌹

[@edwardmacias3464]

Thank you for all the information you give I follow all your KZbin you help me out with a lot of good information

[@ElliesGarage]

I learned a lot too! Good luck!!

[@2LateIWon]

He's a good teacher!!! A/C is a must here in the south

[@kenhorne5650]

Reversing window wings was my AC in the days. After market AC was too big under the dash.

[@cerberus_actual]

Well, this was helpful. Gotta keep this in mind when I get around to it on my old Mustang.

[@steamy1225]

Nice to get that AC charged up and working . Russ sure likes to the word "SO" a lot, doesn't he?

[@agooser26]

I missed this one. I think he said one side was pressure the other blue was vacuume or something. That is not true they are both under pressure but the red is the high pressure side. The pressure drop is how it cools 😎 but both sides are under pressure. I would also have put it back in a vacuum after the leak... but maybe it was all good. Oh and from what I have been told you never hold the canister upside down. The reason is you don't want to dump liquid freon into the system. That is under high pressure which is why it is liquid. When you opened the can in the sealed system it causes a pressure drop in the can which is why it became cold 🥶. That is how all AC systems with freon work. It does take a lot longer to wait for the freon to bill off when charging though. So what you think would be minutes may be much longer. This is especially true though as you get close to the system being full. You can't get the amount just right if you dump in liquid freon into the system etc. A/C is nice to have though. This was also before the EFI system was installed wasn't it? I know these modern A/C units are much more efficient, but how much power does this seem to take from Carl with the 200 I6? Does he still have get up power?

[@agooser26]

Oh and the yellow line is not natural either it is where ypu hook the vacuum or refrigerant to the system ;) minor and it was find just clarifying.

[@OldeCarrGuy]

Cool! Literally! lol Sorry for the dad joke.

[@danielgallegos8869]

Very "cool" vid 🥶❄️

[@lpfgreg]

Only thing I would say for next time is gloves. Firstly to prevent burns due to freezing nature of it and also refrigerants are toxic and not something you want on your skin

[@tr4v15_Lives]

Ross is one of those dudes that deserves a case of cold beverage.