1963 Pontiac and Tempest Air Conditioning Manual
- Year
- 1963
- Make
- Pontiac
- Type
- Service Manual
- Models
- 1963 Pontiac and Tempest; Tri-Comfort and Tempest Custom Circ-L-Aire
- Pages
- 140
Pontiac Motor Division shop manual for air conditioning on 1963 Pontiac and Tempest models, dated December 1962. It describes two systems: the Pontiac Tri-Comfort Circ-L-Aire Conditioner, which includes the heater, and the Tempest Custom Circ-L-Aire Conditioner. Chapters 1 to 6 cover basic refrigeration information and the Pontiac system (description, periodic service, mechanical and refrigeration repairs, testing and diagnosis); chapters 7 to 11 repeat that sequence for the Tempest system. An index follows. Standard heater installations are in the 1963 Pontiac and Tempest chassis shop manuals.
Section 1 · Pages 1–11 (11 pages)
Basic Air Conditioning Information
Front matter and the basic air conditioning chapter: the title page and contents, then fundamental principles of refrigeration, the refrigeration system, refrigerant service with Refrigerant-12, tubes and fittings, leak detectors, checking for refrigerant leaks, the vacuum pump, maintenance, the service station and the special tools needed.
What this section covers
- Principles of refrigeration
- Refrigerant-12
- Tubes and fittings
- Leak detectors and leak checks
- Vacuum pump
- Special tools
