Section 1 · Pages 1–11 (11 pages)
Basic Air Conditioning Information
From the 1963 Pontiac and Tempest Air Conditioning Manual
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.
Read this section free, starting at page 1What this section covers
- Principles of refrigeration
- Refrigerant-12
- Tubes and fittings
- Leak detectors and leak checks
- Vacuum pump
- Special tools
- Year
- 1963
- Make
- Pontiac
- Type
- Service Manual
- Models
- 1963 Pontiac and Tempest; Tri-Comfort and Tempest Custom Circ-L-Aire
- Pages
- 140
What’s inside
Basic information and index
- 1Basic Air Conditioning Informationpp. 1–11
- IndexAlphabetical subject index covering both the Pontiac Tri-Comfort and Tempest Custom systems, with page references by section.pp. 138–140
Pontiac Tri-Comfort
- 2Pontiac Tri-Comfort Circ-L-Aire Conditionerpp. 12–39
- 3Inspection and Periodic ServiceNew car pre-delivery inspection, the 2,000 mile inspection, periodic service and on-car adjustments, including compressor belt tension and the temperature regulation door control cable.pp. 40–41
- 4Services and Repairs: Mechanicalpp. 42–52
- 5Services and Repairs: Refrigerationpp. 53–86
- 6Testing and Diagnosispp. 87–94
Tempest Custom
- 7Tempest Custom Circ-L-Aire Conditionerpp. 95–106
- 8Tempest Inspection and Periodic Servicepp. 107–110
- 9Tempest Services and Repairs: MechanicalRemove-and-replace procedures for Tempest: blower, control panel and outlet assembly, blower switch, temperature regulation valve control cable, blower motor resistor, nozzle ducts and air distribution duct.pp. 111–112
- 10Tempest Services and Repairs: Refrigerationpp. 113–131
- 11Tempest Testing and Diagnosispp. 132–137
