air conditioning

[gartht799]

I have a 2001 Grand Am GT. Has anyone ever recharged the cooling on one of these? I bought a can of 134-A and put the whole can in but it still does not blow cold air. I do not believe it is leaking because it worked fine before I accidently pulled the wrong line off during a engine coolant fix. I put the can into the fixture with a black cap right behind the air induction. the only other cap was a blue cap way beneath the motor by the firewall. There is no way the can would fit back there and when I did get it back there, the fitting from the hose on the can would not even fit. Let me know if anyone has ever ran into this. Thanks

[Colin]

You used the wrong port , the blue cap is the low side port ( the one you put the refridgerent in ) you may have to jack the car up to get access to it . One can of that 134-a isn't gonna fill the system if it's completely empty . If it is empty it should really be vacuumed before it's refilled anyway . I suggest you go to a pro AC guy to get it checked for any leaks and recharged properly ... ;)

[gartht799]

Figures, dang it. Is putting the R-134A into the other port going to hurt anything?

[HeyDace]

Originally posted by Colin
You used the wrong port , the blue cap is the low side port ( the one you put the refridgerent in ) you may have to jack the car up to get access to it . One can of that 134-a isn't gonna fill the system if it's completely empty . If it is empty it should really be vacuumed before it's refilled anyway . I suggest you go to a pro AC guy to get it checked for any leaks and recharged properly ... ;)

What Colin said. :agree: