

| Subject: | Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check |
| From: | Tom Hargrave |
| Date: | Tue, 5 Jul 2011 14:23:19 -0500 |
Harbor Freight Tools. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of John Rodgers Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 1:27 PM To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check Thanks for the comments. I have three vans, and though two are off the road for an undetermined period of time, I can see the need for my own vacuum pump. I do all but the largest jobs on my van, so I will soon be shopping for a pump. If anyone has any leads, I would appreciate knowing of it. Thanks, John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 7/5/2011 10:09 AM, Edward Maglott wrote: > I have gotten that at times too. The CC where I work does the AC classes in > the Summer and may not want to do that work at other times. I wonder if a > service station would even suck the refrigerant out for free or cheap since > they recycle it? > Edward > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:57 AM,<mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > >> ---- Edward Maglott<emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> Check with local community colleges, trade schools or high schools with >> Tech >>> programs. They may evacuate your system for free. They need practice >> for >>> their students. >> This might work. In my experience in recent years the reply has always >> been that they only work on vehicles in a given recent age range, and that >> they only work on a given system (brakes, air conditioning, whatever) at a >> specified time in the semester in fitting with the course syllabus. Most >> recently, when I asked at one local trade school, I was told that they >> contract with a certain large dealer in town to service the used cars, and >> that provides all the work the students need. >> >> mcneely >> > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1516/3745 - Release Date: 07/05/11
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