Re: Freon Gas Ppe. Which one to put it in?

"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Guest" <lcoolj@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I am not sure which pipe to put the Freon in on an 05 Accord.  Is it the

> fat one or the skinny one?  The fat one appears to be connected to the 
> alternator and the skinny one to the radiator.
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> I think you are over your head on this. There are too many ways to go 
> wrong in recharging a car air conditioner made since about 1994 and 
> several of them can seriously damage the compressor. In Ye Olden Days of

> R-12 refrigerant I recharged lots of air conditioners with good results,

> but the one time I went against the experts' advice and tried to charge
a 
> newer R-134a system it took me to school. Now I do what I advise you to 
> do: take it to a professional. BTW - if your two year old car really
needs 
> more refrigerant (I doubt it) something is wrong.
>
> Mike
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That's what I thought too since my old Civic ran for over 5 years without 
the air conditioner going out.  It seems to have happened after I took it
to 
get an oil change.