Section 5 · Pages 53–86 (34 pages)
Services and Repairs: Refrigeration
From the 1963 Pontiac and Tempest Air Conditioning Manual
Refrigeration service for the Tri-Comfort system: precautions, depressurizing, evacuating and charging (drum method), adding Refrigerant-12, compressor oil level, replacing a compressor, shaft seal replacement and full compressor overhaul, plus replacing hoses, condenser, receiver and expansion valve.
Read this section free, starting at page 53What this section covers
- Depressurizing and evacuating
- Charging the system
- Adding Refrigerant-12
- Compressor oil level
- Compressor shaft seal
- Compressor overhaul
- Condenser and receiver replacement
- 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
