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Thread: RRC Air con

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    Rangier Rover Guest

    Unhappy RRC Air con

    The aircon in my 89 Rangie has never been all that flash but died today with the wife and kids with me
    Still seems to have refrigerant and is heating up pipe to evaporator but only warm on codenser side. I'm thinking a rust flake in theTX Valve

    Other than put a disco dash in it (As wifey has suggested to replace the rangie with the 94 Disco we have here at the moment I need to get rid of it soon before I get attatched to it.

    Has any one got these RRC air cons to work well? Maybe bypass water from heater core? Always has a bit hot air on floor when in vent mode.

    Thanks Tony

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    You could always swap for a 92. Much better air with 2 blower fans, and vacuum switching of flaps. LOL
    Its not freezing is it? If the thermostat is not right in the fins, it can freeze the evaporator.
    Other than that a gas leak may have tripped the low pressure switch on the dryer if the compressor suddenly stopped. If the compressor is not working bridge the terminals on the dryer and see if it starts. If it does then no gas ( or bad switch)
    I have never heard of a TX valve being blocked but then I do not have much experience with aircon other than making them work well in Rangies.
    I would be looking elsewhere first.
    The hot air bit is usually just the adjustment of the cables to the flaps. Now I THINK an 88 has a tin box like my old 77. If so you can get at the clips which set the travel of the flaps on the side of the box, and reset them for full travel. Of course the foam seals may have disintegrated by now.

    If its the TX valve its a bugger as I understand you have to drop the aircon to get at it.
    Regards Philip A

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipA View Post
    You could always swap for a 92. Much better air with 2 blower fans, and vacuum switching of flaps. LOL
    Its not freezing is it? If the thermostat is not right in the fins, it can freeze the evaporator.
    Other than that a gas leak may have tripped the low pressure switch on the dryer if the compressor suddenly stopped. If the compressor is not working bridge the terminals on the dryer and see if it starts. If it does then no gas ( or bad switch)
    I have never heard of a TX valve being blocked but then I do not have much experience with aircon other than making them work well in Rangies.
    I would be looking elsewhere first.
    The hot air bit is usually just the adjustment of the cables to the flaps. Now I THINK an 88 has a tin box like my old 77. If so you can get at the clips which set the travel of the flaps on the side of the box, and reset them for full travel. Of course the foam seals may have disintegrated by now.

    If its the TX valve its a bugger as I understand you have to drop the aircon to get at it.
    Regards Philip A
    Thanks, mine seems to have similar set up to what you describe as 92. Has duel fans and is vacuume switching.
    Compressor still runs and can see refigerent in window on drier. I think the foam seals may be worth a look.
    The dash is going to have to come out again
    I will look at the the thermostat as well.

    Thanks agian Tony

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    Aircon

    That's what window winders are for, I thought climate control and electric windows were one and the same

    So the AC clutch is engageing??

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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    Aircon

    That's what window winders are for, I thought climate control and electric windows were one and the same

    So the AC clutch is engageing??
    Yea the compressor seems to spin up but is heating pipe up to the evaperator big time

    We had all windows down but we had a few heat sources today Thought about the back one only gas struts are no more.
    Ah I know I'm getting soft

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rangier Rover View Post
    Yea the compessor seems to spin up but is heating pipe up to the evaperator big time

    We had all windows down but we had a few heat sources today
    Ah I know I'm getting soft
    Need a pressure gauge to check the refridgerant, if its gone, you have a leak

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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    Need a pressure gauge to check the refridgerant, if its gone, you have a leak
    No one here does them or eleco. I'm thinking about taking the plunge and getting licenced. Mid life crises

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rangier Rover View Post
    No one here does them or eleco. I'm thinking about taking the plunge and getting licenced. Mid life crises
    I have had VERY little to do with refrideration stuff, merely a few jobs on instrument air dyers, where we've had A/C techs called in, so I'm stepping out knowing there is some very Refriderant savvy people on this board

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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    I have had VERY little to do with refrideration stuff, merely a few jobs on instrument air dyers, where we've had A/C techs called in, so I'm stepping out knowing there is some very Refriderant savvy people on this board
    Ah you have plenty of time yet.. On some of your post I have noticed you may be good with sparks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rangier Rover View Post
    Ah you have plenty of time yet.. On some of your post I have noticed you may be good with sparks
    I started a role as Shift Electrician in a high speed processing plant, pine sawmill, My knowledge when I started of PLC's consisted of of bridgeing outputs to make things go.......I learn quick

    I'm now at a 50yo power station, currently the guru fault finder, fixing ongoing faults that have remained since.......*shudders* a long time

    Word has it, I'm going to be pushed into a supervisory role, where I worked for a short stint, to suss out the same role, but the company weren;t willing to "cough up" the coin

    The running joke, is who's bench have I been under, noone has been nagged to go permanent so quick (2 weeks)

    Plus building HV zone subs and Switchyards all over Vic and numerous other roles

    But all that has fug all to do with your A/C and I still don;t know nuffink

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