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by dj44
Sat May 04, 2019 7:12 am
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: V5 control valve
Replies: 8
Views: 8773

Re: V5 control valve

Maybe I am mistaken and the leak is coming from where the halves meet and it just collects in the area near the control valve. Is there a place in North Carolina - Raleigh area or even Charlotte area - that would be a good place to have the seals replaced if that is what I need? My experience with w...
by dj44
Thu May 02, 2019 9:12 am
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: V5 control valve
Replies: 8
Views: 8773

V5 control valve

Is it possible to replace the control valve on a V5 compressor while it is still on the vehicle (assuming the system has no pressure first)? It is held in by a snap ring on the very bottom which you can easily see and get to without even raising the car. Stick your head under the front bumper - as I...
by dj44
Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:31 am
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: cold weather, low pressure, cut-off point?
Replies: 1
Views: 3734

cold weather, low pressure, cut-off point?

2001 Chevy Cavalier 2.2 5-speed manual with 226K miles The place I live is in the middle of the longest sustained extreme cold temperature stretch in a hundred years if you believe the news. As a result, I had to get on my head upside down and flip the broken vent selector under the glove box from o...