GULP.. it occurs to me that the ether in a can that I use to make
the old SAAB fire up is in just such a position...
.. gotta go..
Lester
On Jun 17, 2006, at 6:46 PM, rrengineer@dslextreme.com wrote:
> I have some wise words for the list. When the temperature is over
> 100 F
> ambient, don't leave a can of R-134a in your vehicle. My 2000
> F-150 was
> parked in my driveway here in San Bernardino, California when the
> temps
> soared to 3 digits. I had a few days earlier tried to refill the AC
> system with the can of R-134a. When I connected the fitting with a
> pressure gauge to the low pressure side of the AC system, it read
> over 169
> psi. The most it is supposed to be is 45 psi or so. The
> compressor was
> cycling on and off every few seconds also. My AC guru friend told
> me that
> this indicated that the compressor had gone bad and needed to be
> replaced.
> Being a little disappointed, I just disconnected the fitting/gauge
> from
> the freon as I had not yet pierced the seal on it and put the can
> in the
> center arm rest drink holder and forgot about it. My mind was on
> the cost
> of a new compressor. Yesterday the temperature got way up there and I
> found out you cannot store a can of freon in a parked car in these
> temperatures with the windows up. The can exploded from the BOTTOM
> of the
> can (weakest place?) and must of shot up like a rocket leaving an oily
> mess all over the interior of the truck in it's wake. Of course I
> have
> cloth velour type seats and headliner. Oh yes, it got all over the
> headliner too. So remember my wise words next time you are too
> lazy to
> take a can of something under pressure out of your car if it sits
> outside.
> :^(
> Mike MacLean
> 60 Sprite
> 56 BN2
> 02 FLSTS
> 00 F-150 with a few days of cleaning ahead. oh boy!
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