So while I understand the parts of an Automotive AC system quite well, I have no real practical experience because I haven't had many problems. My Xterra AC quite working one day - more or less overnight my daughter tells me ?
Put a cheap refill gauge on it and the system is empty it appears.
Is my first step to pull a vacuum on it and hopefully find / hear something?
Or do I pull a vacuum, fill it with refrigerant and die, and hope I can see it?
Suggestions on a guage set and vacuum pump? Is the Harbor Freight stuff acceptable, or the cheap stuff on Amazon, or should I look elsehwere?
Put a cheap refill gauge on it and the system is empty it appears.
Is my first step to pull a vacuum on it and hopefully find / hear something?
Or do I pull a vacuum, fill it with refrigerant and die, and hope I can see it?
Suggestions on a guage set and vacuum pump? Is the Harbor Freight stuff acceptable, or the cheap stuff on Amazon, or should I look elsehwere?