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Originally Posted by upallnight
I was lucky in that I was taught by an ASE certified mechanic on how to repair cars and how to service ac system, and who also happens to be my father. I did not learn by trial and error which is what it seems like you are doing.
As for the vote of confidence all I said was that if you don't know what you are doing you could mess up your car or worse you could hurt yourself or someone else. Opening up the wrong valve such as the high side valve while charging can lead to an explosion since the high side pressure is more than what a can of refrigerant can with stand.
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No, you actually stated that I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing. As a man who has built dozens of rare, hard to work on motorcycles, runs an AMA Pro Racing team and also a man who did all the service, including timing belt, cams, intake service and the thousands of other repairs to a 27 year old Porsche 928s, 32v motor and kept said car on the road for 13 years of ownership, I take offense to your post.
Maybe in your 600+ posts on this site, you have run across too many people who truly don't have a clue, I am not one of them. That's why I frequent forums like this to learn about things I am not that up on. Air conditioning systems are not my forte but I logically approach each and every job and rarely make mistakes. It's the people who don't ask questions that blow themselves up or burn down their own houses.
I like to offer up my advice and let the person run with it the best they can. If I don't have anything positive to contribute, I rarely say anything. Telling someone like me that I am out of my league is a cause for rebuttal. With all of my mechanical and electronic talents, I have never taken a class or been taught by an ASE mechanic. I am self taught and with a little research can fix anything from a DLP television, to a 928 to a BMW x5 including the air conditioning.
Having said all that, I DO appreciate the positive and useful information that you did provide.
Cheers
Bernie