Tonight's AC job at home

[Chris142]

A few weeks ago I told the story about the guy with the tractor that said I dont charge enough.


He sent his father to me. His father is 76 yrs old and still driving this truck. The AC compressor locked up on his peterbilt. I couldn't believe it when he said it lasted 904000 miles!

I removed the refrigerant charge last week so he could swap the compressor and reciever dryer. I really tried for the condenser but he didnt want to mess with that.

Flushed it and did not get any metal shavings out of it so thats good.

Pressure tested it with nitrogen and no leaks found. Added some ester oil ,Vacuum and charged it with 64oz of R134a and its ice cold again.

BTW 550hp cummins x15 with an 18 speed and he changes the oil and filter himself every 15000 miles with Delo15w40 and a fleet gard filter.

 

[GON]

Great post- thanks for sharing.

By chance did the Dad look like this?

 

[ripcord]

Keep on truckin! For the public's sake I hope he doesn't plan to die behind the wheel, but good on him! I hope I'm in good enough shape to do that at 76.

 

[ka9mnx]

Super nice truck!!!

 

[bullwinkle]

That truck's a beauty! Looks like a small apartment for a sleeper!

 

[D60]

What are you using to flush it at home?

 

[D60]

Also, what size nitrogen tank are you using? My LWS only had "tiny" or a T. I didn't want to roll a T cylinder around just to check for leaks

 

[Chris142]

What are you using to flush it at home?

Acpro sells an aerosol flush in a can with a hose with a nice rubber tip. Followed by brackleen and air. Low humidity here so water in the air lines is not a problem.

The tank I have is on a dolly. Weighs about 100 lbs and is about 5ft tall.