RW> RN> 2) how to charge the A/C. I've wanted to learn to do the latter for a
RW> RN> long time, but something always gets in the way of that.

RW>That's easy these days. Buy a can of freon and a re-charging system. There
RW>are only two ports in the AC system. One of them is the low pressure side
RW>and the other one is the high pressure side of the system. The re-charger
RW>has the proper sized port connector, so you can't mess with the wrong one
RW>(high pressure).  The recharger comes with procedure instructions, so you
RW>should be successful the first time.

One has to pay careful attention to the instructions as it is very easy
to Overcharge the system. And it causes problems, some of which can
damage the compressor.
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