The compressor is the power unit of the air-conditioning system that puts the refrigerant under high pressure before it pumps it into the condenser, where it changes from a gas to a liquid. A fully ...

How does a tech know the a/c compressor he or she is diagnosing is actually failed and that the problem is not a crankcase heater, condenser fan, or rubbed out wire? According to the contractors The ...

In principle, air conditioners and refrigeration units don't produce cold air. These systems transfer heat from one place to another and therefore reduce temperature in a confined area (passenger ...

Last month we discussed air-conditioning troubleshooting and how you can diagnose many of these problems yourself, including: • The need to have the old refrigerant reclaimed and the new refrigerant ...

It goes without saying that no one putting together a street rod intentionally screws something up, but as veterans of a long list of building blunders, we know stuff happens. Case in point, we were ...