Air Conditioning (A/C) Diagnostics - Pressure Zone C
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Air Conditioning (A/C) Diagnostics - Pressure Zone C
| Step | Action | Yes | No |
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DEFINITION: The low and the high side pressures are both higher than normal.
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| 1 | Were you sent here from the A/C System Performance Test? | Go to Step 2 | Go to Air Conditioning (A/C) System Performance Test (Short Wheel Base) or Air Conditioning (A/C) System Performance Test (Long Wheel Base - 1500 Series) or Air Conditioning (A/C) System Performance Test (Long Wheel Base - 2500 Series) |
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Go to Step 3 | Go to Step 5 |
| 3 | Visually inspect for the following:
Do the following conditions exist? |
Go to Step 4 | Go to Step 6 |
| 4 | Repair the air flow restriction. Is the repair complete? |
Go to Step 9 | - |
| 5 | Repair the cooling fan operation fault. Refer to Symptoms - Engine Cooling
in Engine Cooling. Is the repair complete? |
Go to Step 9 | - |
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CAUTION:
Refer to Moving Parts and Hot Surfaces Caution
. Feel the liquid line on both sides of the expansion device.Is the temperature the same before and after the expansion device? |
Go to Step 7 | Go to Step 8 |
| 7 | Replace the damaged/faulty orifice tube. Refer to Expansion (Orifice) Tube Replacement (W/O C69) or Expansion (Orifice) Tube Replacement (W/C69) . Is the repair complete? |
Go to Step 9 | - |
| 8 | Air is in the refrigerant system, or the system is overcharged. Refer to the view screen on the J 43600
ACR 2000 Air Conditioning Service Center for foreign gas content in the refrigerant. See Special Tools . Recover and recharge the A/C system. Refer to Refrigerant Recovery and Recharging . Is the repair complete? |
Go to Step 9 | - |
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Go to Step 10 | Go to Air Conditioning (A/C) System Performance Test (Short Wheel Base) or Air Conditioning (A/C) System Performance Test (Long Wheel Base - 1500 Series) or Air Conditioning (A/C) System Performance Test (Long Wheel Base - 2500 Series) |
| 10 | Operate the system in order to verify the repair. Did you find and correct the condition? |
System OK | Go to Symptoms - HVAC Systems - Manual or Symptoms - HVAC Systems - Automatic |