General D e s c r i p t io n ................................................ ..
Four-Season S y s t e m ...............................................
Roof-Mounted System ............................................... . .
GM Chevrolet System ............................................... . .
General I n fo r m a t io n ..................................................
Gauge S e t ................................................................ . .
Vacuum Pum p.........................................................
6000 M ile In s p e c tio n ............................................. . .
O p eration .............................................................
Checking O i l .........................................................
Repair of R efrigeran t L e a k s ............................. • •
Refrigerant Hose F a i l u r e ................................ • •
C o m p r e s s o r ......................................................
FOUR-SEASON SYSTEM
The Four-Season system uses an evaporator p ressu re
con trol known as the P O A (P re s s u re Operated Absolute)
v a lv e .
The six -c y lin d e r reciprocatin g com p ressor is
bracket-m ounted to the engine and belt driven from the
crankshaft pulley.
The condenser is mounted ahead of the
engine
cooling radiator and the receiver-d eh y d ra to r is
mounted in the refrig e ra n t line downstream of the con
d en ser.
A ll cooling system components are connected
by means of flex ib le re frig e ra n t lines.
Both the heating and cooling functions are p erform ed
by
this system .
A ir
entering the veh icle must pass
AIR CONDITIONING
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Special T o o l s ...................................................................
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
eith er through the cooling unit (evaporator) o r through
the heating unit, o r through both.
r e fe r r e d to as a p a ra lle l system ,
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Heater C a s e .............................................................
Heater C o r e .............................................................
Water V a l v e .............................................................
POA V a l v e ................................................................
Rear D u c t ................................................................
Water V a l v e .............................................................
and/or Sight G la s s ................................................
and W h e e ls .............................................................
F ig. 16- Four-Season System C ontrols
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The system is thus
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