Amid all the current hiccups with things keypad, outside temp yesterday morning was 33degC, and the car's AC decided not to cope: cool, but not cold.
Did a check on when last recharged: 7 years ago!
Had the job done this morning. The system which should have 825gm of R134a was down to 395gm.
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Chris
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Re: AC recharge
Trip to Malaga and back today, 100km, 31-34degC.
Bliss!
Bliss!
Chris
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1992 BX19D Millesime RP5800 Sable
1989 BX19RD Delage Red Deceased; 1998 ZX 1.9D Avantage auto Triton Green Company car 1998..2001; 2001 Xantia 1.8i auto Wicked Red Company car 2001..2003
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Re: AC recharge
When my mechanic mate Adisak (Jimmy) and I collected the Xantia from Bangkok we knew the AC was not working but that it had a split pipe.
'No problem' said Jimmy, we'll just get out of Bangkok and stop at an AC shop. Turned out to be more than a pipe and a refill job!
We left BKK just after midday in 39C and travelled almost 700 Kilometres with time out for lunch, dinner and 2 fruitless visits to AC menders, arriving home at 10.15 pm when the temperature had mercifully dropped to 30.
You guys in Spain have it easy Chris!
'No problem' said Jimmy, we'll just get out of Bangkok and stop at an AC shop. Turned out to be more than a pipe and a refill job!
We left BKK just after midday in 39C and travelled almost 700 Kilometres with time out for lunch, dinner and 2 fruitless visits to AC menders, arriving home at 10.15 pm when the temperature had mercifully dropped to 30.
You guys in Spain have it easy Chris!
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Re: AC recharge
Hi Rex
We have been out in 44C, inland near Seville. XM AC coped no problem.
Down here on the coast - we're 4km inland, and 450m up - there's generally a breeze in summer.
29C and 82% humidity today, so a bit clammy.
We have been out in 44C, inland near Seville. XM AC coped no problem.
Down here on the coast - we're 4km inland, and 450m up - there's generally a breeze in summer.
29C and 82% humidity today, so a bit clammy.
Chris
1996 XM 2.5TD Exclusive RP7165 Polar White
1992 BX19D Millesime RP5800 Sable
1989 BX19RD Delage Red Deceased; 1998 ZX 1.9D Avantage auto Triton Green Company car 1998..2001; 2001 Xantia 1.8i auto Wicked Red Company car 2001..2003
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1992 BX19D Millesime RP5800 Sable
1989 BX19RD Delage Red Deceased; 1998 ZX 1.9D Avantage auto Triton Green Company car 1998..2001; 2001 Xantia 1.8i auto Wicked Red Company car 2001..2003
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Re: AC recharge
We used to live in Hong Kong, there we picked up a pretty accurate description of the local climate:-
Hong Kong has 4 distinct seasons - 3 of them are unpleasant.
Hong Kong has 4 distinct seasons - 3 of them are unpleasant.
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