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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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I tried putting some R-134A in and think I failed miserably. I thought it was going in the low pressure port and then my
 
Old Aug 4, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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car started sounding funny. So I stopped, hopped in, then when I turned the A/C on it made a clicked
 
Old Aug 4, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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and bogged the car waaay down and there was a ton of water underneath the car. I am guessing I ran
 
Old Aug 4, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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out the refridgerant. im not turning the ac on to save the compressor. or did i do something worse?
 
Old Aug 4, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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Do you think there is any damage?
 
Old Aug 5, 2008 | 07:12 AM
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I doubt there is permanent damage, but a fix will require some professional help. Charging w/ a Walmart kit is russion roulette. It only works if the system is low on charge, which frequently is not the case.

good luck
 
Old Aug 5, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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Thanks Texas! There is a clunking noise now, that was not there before..and seems to be a intermittent thing. And it seems that it makes more water than it used to when parking it and such.
 
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