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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 06:54 PM
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How to tell if my AC is filled w/freon or empty?

I want to pull my motor, but I don't want to run into any freon.
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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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You can just pull your AC compresor to the side without disconnecting the lines & try & pull your motor
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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 07:43 PM
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yeah I never even thought about that. I havent' really looked that closely at it, i'm not that far yet. but I want to re-paint my enginebay, will they be in the way for that?
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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 08:22 PM
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It should be do-able. Just gotta paint the engine bay in sections.
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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 08:34 PM
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what do you mean? like if I move the AC pipes and maneuver the engine around it then is it possible to spray the entire compartment.
man, it's gonna be hard for me cause I want to do the engine bay before the body and I dont know how I'm gonna be able to eliminate an edge or dry spray in the gaps. I want to do it a 2000 'I believe' camaro arctic white, cause I want something bright white.
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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 09:49 AM
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On the shinny tank there is a port with a shrader valve. It might have a cap on it. Just push on the shrader valve. If you hear or feal freon coming out then you have at least some freon in the system.
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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 03:41 PM
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okay thanks everybody.
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