Replacing the freon in a Dodge Ram One thousand five hundred is not challenging.
The One thousand nine hundred ninety seven Dodge Ram One thousand five hundred is a full-sized, half-ton pickup Motor lorry. One of the early mechanical problems many 1997 Dodge Ram owners face is within the air conditioning operation. This is expressly due to the naked truth that Dodge has specious isolated kid changes to the commencing Dodge Ram air conditioning system. However, this makes maintenance to the air conditioning system basically the same despite the year the One thousand five hundred was made. Adding freon to your One thousand nine hundred ninety seven Dodge Ram One thousand five hundred is a normal part of the system's basic maintenance, enabling the air conditioner to function properly.
Instructions
1.8. Remove the hoses and put the port caps back on to the compressor.
2. Locate the air conditioner compressor in the front of the engine. The compressor is identified as being between eight and twelve inches long with aluminum coloring. It will have a belt and two black hoses, one larger than the other.
3. Remove the two port caps. There are two locations to check for these caps, based upon the year of the 1500. The caps are for servicing the truck and can be located on either hose or on the compressor. One cap will be labeled "S" for suction and the another will labeled "D" for discharge.
4. Close the service ports, or valves, on the air conditioner servicing gauges. The air conditioning servicing gauges connect to the air compressor to measure the pressure and freon in the 1500. It will have a blue gauge for low pressure and a red gauge for high pressure, each with distending hoses. There is a center hose for adding the freon. Connect the blue gauge hose to the "S" port. Connect the red gauge hose to the "D" port.
5. Attach the can of freon to the center hose on the air conditioner gauge. Crank the Dodge Ram One thousand five hundred and cut the air conditioner on high. Return to the engine and read the gages to determine the pressure within the air conditioning compressor. If the gauge reads zero, there is not any freon in the 1500, and the air conditioner will need servicing before adding additional freon. If the pressure level is high, the truck does not need any additional freon. If the pressure is moving back and forth from low to high or vice versa, freon should be added.
6. Pierce the can of freon with the can cap, and slowly open the blue valve on the air conditioning gauge to release the freon into the compressor.
7. Close the blue valve and wait ten minutes to obtain an accurate pressure reading. The freon will slowly pour into the compressor. A reading of 35-psi to 275-psi is within normal range. Once the desired pressure is reached, shut off the valves.
Raise the hood on the Dodge Ram 1500. Make sure the engine is completely cool, to avoid burns. Open the air conditioning gauge kit. This kit contains an air conditioner gauge to measure the pressure in the compressor, a can of R-134A freon, and a can cap to open the freon.
