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Re: New guy here with a question on Oil

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Vacuuming does not remove oil. The temperatures you posted: were these while idling or while driving 10 minutes at 60 mph?

What rpm were your pressure readings made?
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1500 rpm and the vehicle was sitting. I was occasionally throwing a cup of water on the condenser.
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Did you mist the condenser with a water hose? If you did, did the high side drop like a rock? Some of the conversions from R12 to R134 require a large capacity condenser.
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I threw a full cup of water on the condenser. It dropped about 50psi on the high side.
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Bump......
Please I need help.
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It appears your problem is the condenser is not rejecting enough heat from the refrigerant. Look at missing shields/baffles, fan clutch, fan motor if electric, blocked fins on condenser, plugged condenser passages. You may need a more efficient condenser for this conversion.
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Re: New guy here with a question on Oil

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I was splashing the condenser with water to pull heat off and all my fans are working.

How would I test this condenser issue? Spray it with the garden hose constantly?
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Re: New guy here with a question on Oil

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scottwelder wrote:Okay so I have replaced the Compressor the Condenser (Condensor was from junk yard)
The 1992 condenser is a Serpentine. With tiny passages.

You have a condenser from the JUNK YARD. A 20+ year old JUNK part.

Serpentine units are notoriously hard to flush. It is possible to block more than 50% of the paths and still have flow - with less than 50% of the cooling capacity.

The site sponsor has the Condenser in stock:

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