L-U-R-C-H

I am taking out my evaporator and I need to know how to drain the liquid out (freon?). Can someone help me out here?

prelude555

very simple task, there are 2 ac holes connected to the ac compressor, aside that u wil see 2 knob looking thing(light blue color i think) twist it apart n use something thin n strong (screwdriver) to poke it in, while u do that freon will blast out like krazy. make sure u get like a tower or something cause it'll spray everywhere. keep doin it untill u dont see any more freon left , thats when u kno when ur done

PDUNZ

Yup it's that simple..... and Illegal...

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MR.CLIFFORD

depending on what coolant he has. If you have R134a you should be alright. Just don't get it on you or in your eyes.

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Absolut

Don't do it.

R134a is a skin irratant, and will cause temp. blindness if you get it in your eyes. It will also give you a major lung infection if you inhale any of it. Trust me, ive seen it firsthand.

Take it too a shop and they will "recycle" the refridgerant. They hook a machine to you AC system and suck out all the freon and lube oil. Much safer.

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red92s

<--- votes for having the system evacuated at a shop, instead of contributing to global warming.

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jsmooney

if you do it the illegal way....IT"S COLD!

VTluda

it doesnt matter if its r134a or r12...both are illegal to let into the air....and yes if u do get a decent amount on you, you could hav som short side effects....but if u do it where nobody can c you, u should b fine....but u are contributiong to a whole in the ozone layer....just incase u r a treehugger or whateva

L-U-R-C-H

I don't know if I even have to take my evaporator out for this Climate Control project. I may be able to get around it...

G_Loc

i don't think there's a way around it. i've looked and looked for any possible way to do the swap without having to remove the blower and evaporator and there's just no way.... which reminds me... i gotta get around to installing it sometime soon

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marshdoggg

what about filling it up? must i take it to a shop to get that done? bout how much does that run?
marsh

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jsmooney

prob not cheap......less than $100 i would assume, it's only air right? I need to get mine recharged, i am wondering the same thing. Just don't take it to the "honda" dealer!

L-U-R-C-H

Why would you need to remove the blower? I don't think it's necessary. I will tell you guys tomorrow when I am close to finished with this project.

G_Loc

you need to remove the blower to install the power transistor on it.

why else would you remove the evaporator?

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red92s

Hardly. If your car is R134a equipped (later model years), you can buy the refill kits at auto stores for fairly cheap. However, if your car is equipped with R12, you are going to pay a lot more. R12 cannot be bought or sold by unlicensed people, and is pretty strictly regulated. In any case, assuming Freon is "just air" is pretty far off. Freon is pretty toxic, hence the switch to CFC-free refridgerants.

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L-U-R-C-H

??? you don't need to remove the blower to install the Power Transistor on it lol. The Power Transistor is right in front.

G_Loc

true...

is there enough space to work there though?

i have an extra blower and a/c parts, so im going to build my unit outside of the car just to make sure everything will work fine without wasting a whole day wiring stuff up in my car.

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