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First, apologies for posting this here, but I know there are a lot of very knowledgeable people here, and this isn't really all that far...
I would suggest checking that the evap is clear; disconnect the TXV from the evap and the low side line from the compressor, and blow (un lubed!)...
Tommy, understood and generally agreed. I do think it's a little unfair to call these systems 'subkindergarten', tho; CIS with and without...
Sorry, no, this is completely incorrect and misleading: there's no software involved, the lambda control loop contains no assumptions as to fuel...
Braided steel cables have a virtually imperceptible stretch; the real culprit is almost always slip in, or cable strands breaking at, the cable...
I'm curious, but how are these for turbo lag? (For that matter, how are GTO's for lag?) I've driven a few (early) 911 turbos, and while they...
Sorry, but Bad Idea (the unscrewing part). If you don't have guages, check for pressure by pressing the pin on the Schrader suction side (low...
The very interesting Ford research that Don posted links to readily concedes that the two reasons commonly thought to be the primary benefits of...
Thanks Don, interesting reading. (But hmmmmm, Ford testing a Goodyear tire commonly installed on SUVs in 2004, and discovering a mechanism that...
I would be happy to be proved ignorant, so please set me straight: I agree N2 will diffuse out of the tire slower than O2, but the difference in...
Why on earth are people so hung up on filling tires with nitrogen? The diffusion rate is not appreciably different in practice, and you should be...
That's a gray market 911SC with turbo-look option by the Ferrari flag, right? I had an '81 in white; totally different than the QV I have now -...
Well, again there is very little information on that site, but from the description, it sounds like the pine-scented version of Duracool. These...
I really like how clean and smooth these cars look versus the later US cars. What kind of mirrors (or I suppose that should be mirror as driver's...
Mike, this discussion reminded me of another alternative for R-12: R-152a. Back when the EPA was deciding what to permit as a replacement for...
For those of you who just can't get comfortable with the stock system, perhaps this photo will give you an idea.... [ATTACH]
Mike, for the first part of your post, I will try to explain my thoughts by way of an empty chair question: consider two refrigeration systems,...
Mike, I can't tell you if Duracool or 134a or 12 for that matter work 'well'; I agree that the notion of 'well' is totally subjective. (For me,...
I would love to try to park that in one of the NYC garages that checks your trunk: would get quite a bit of (perhaps unwanted) attention...!
(Quotes re-ordered) I don't have a 328, but as far as I know, the 328 A/C system is the same as that in my QV; that is, it uses an externally...
