Section 4 · Pages 70–78 (9 pages)

Basic Air Conditioning Information

From the 1962 Pontiac and Tempest Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Manual

Background for servicing the air conditioning systems. It explains refrigeration principles using Refrigerant-12, which boils at 21.7 degrees F below zero, and a simplified refrigeration system, then general service practice: handling hoses, tubes and fittings, keeping the system chemically stable, gauge sets, leak detectors, vacuum pumps, the service station and special tools.

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What this section covers

  • Fundamental principles of refrigeration
  • Operation of a simplified refrigeration system
  • Refrigerant-12 handling
  • Hoses, tubes and fittings precautions
  • Gauge set
  • Leak detectors
  • Vacuum pump
  • Special tools for air conditioning service
Year
1962
Make
Pontiac
Vehicle
Components and Systems, Heating and Air Conditioning, Passenger Cars, Tempest
Type
Service Manual
Models
1962 Pontiac and Tempest: Circ-L-Aire and Cool Pack air conditioners, Circ-L-Aire and Tempest heaters
Pages
246

What’s inside

Heating and ventilating

  1. 1Pontiac Circ-L-Aire Heaterpp. 1–25
  2. 2Tempest Heater (Early Type 1962)pp. 26–46
  3. 2ATempest Heater (Late Type 1962)pp. 47–66
  4. 3VentilatingGeneral description of the cowl air intake and side shroud ventilator system, with adjustments on the car and removal and replacement of the front door vent windows.pp. 67–69

Air conditioning

  1. 4Basic Air Conditioning Informationpp. 70–78
  2. 5Pontiac Circ-L-Aire Conditionerpp. 79–178
  3. 6Pontiac and Tempest Cool Pack Conditionerpp. 179–242

Index

  1. 7Indexpp. 243–246

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