1979 DATSUN 210 height

REFRIGERANT
R
12

The

refrigerant
used
in
the
air

conditioner
is

generally
called
Re

frigerant
12
R
12
No
other

refrig

erant
than
the
above

refrigerant
should

be
used

Note
Exercise

care
when

handling
re

frigerant
as
it
is

stored
under

high

pressure

COMPRESSOR
OIL

The

SUNISO
5GS

refrig
ration

lubricant
should
be
used
to
assure
the

successful

compressor
operation
Use

of
oils
other
than

recommended
or

mixing
of

the
oil
with

other
oils
would

cause
chemical
reaction

or
lead
to

lowered

viscosity
or

deficient
lubrica

tion

The
oil

absorbs
moisture

as
it
con

tacts
the
air

This

points
out
the
need

for

care
not
to

expose
it

to
atmos

phere
for

an
extended

period
of
time

MAINTENANCE

The

following
checks
and
main

tenance
are

especially
important
to
the

air
conditioner

I

Check

refrigerant
level

2
Check

refrigerant
leaks

3
Check

compressor
drive

belt
for

proper
deflection

4

Even
in

the
off
season
turn
the

compressor
for
10
minutes

at
least

once
a
month

by

running
the

engine
at

1

500

rpm

GENERAL

SERVICE

INSTRUCTIONS

If
dirt
water
or
air
enters

the
air

conditioner

system
it

will
be

seriously

affected
Be

sure
to
observe

the

following

I

Always
keep
the

working
place

clean

and

dry
and
free
from
dirt
and
Air

Conditioning

GENERAL
SERVICE

dust

Wipe
water
off
from
the
line

fittings
with
a

clean
cloth
before
dis

connecting

2

Have
all

necessary
tools

in

prepar

ation
beforehand

and
have
tools
clean

and

dry

3

Handling

plug
when

the

system

line
is

disconnected

4

Handling

compressor
oil

For
details
refer
to
each

descrip

tion
in
this

manual

SAFETY

PRECAUTIONS

WARNING

1
Since
direct
contact
of
the

liquid

refrigerant
with

your
skin

will

cause
frostbite

always
be
carelul

when

handling
the

refrigerant

Always
wear

goggles
to

protect

your

eyes
when

working
around

the

system

2
The

refrigerant
service
container

has
a
safe

strength
However
if

handled

incorrectly
it
will
ex

plode
Therelore

always
follow

the
instructions
On
the

label
In

particular
never
store
it
in
a
hot

location
above
520e

1260F

or

drop
it
from
a

high
height

3
The

refrigerant
gas
is
odorless

and
colorless
and

breathing

may

become
difficult
due
to
the
lack

of

oxygen
Since
the

relrigerant

gas
is
heavier
than
air
and

will

lay
close

to
the
floor

be

espe

cially
careful
when

handling
it
in

small
confined

spaces

4
The

refrigerant
itself

is
nonflam

mable
However

a
toxic

gas

phosgene
gas
is

produced
when

it

contacu
fire
and

special
care
is

therefore

required
when
check

ing
for

leaks
in
the

system
with
a

halide
torch

5
Do
not
steam
clean
On
the

sys

tem

especially
condenser
since

excessively
high
pressure
will

build

up
in
the

system
resulting

in

explosion
of
the

system

The

above

precautions
are
essen

tial

in

handling
of

Refrigerant

12
and
their
strict
observation

AC
9
requires
sufficient

training

Therefore
it
is
of
first

impor

tance
that

any
other

personnel

than
a
well
trained
serviceman

should
not
be

allowed
to
handle

the

refrigerant

EVACUATING
AND

CHARGING

SYSTEM

During

servicing
use
caution
to

keep
air

from

getting
into

refrigerant

When
air

enters
the

system
all

refriger

ant
must
be
evacuated

from

system

prior
to

charging
new

refrigerant
Air

in

refrigerant
has
the

following
delete

rious
effects

1
Since
the
condensation

tempera

ture
of

the
air
is

extremely
low
the
air

will
not

be
condensed
when

refrigerant

gas
is
condensed
in
the
condenser

and

the
air

will
thus
remain
in

gaseous

fonn

Consequently
the
effective

thermal
transmission
area
of
condenser

for

refrigerant
gas
will

be
reduced
and

refrigerant
gas
to
be

condensed
will

be

reduced
The

pressure
rise
will
become

proportional
to
the
volume

of
the
air

in

system

2
When
air
and

refrigerant
are

r
tixed
in

system
a

chemical
reaction

will
be

produced
and

hydrochloric

acid
which
will

adversely
affect
the

aluminum

copper
iron
and
other

materials
in

system
may
be

generated

HANDLING
MANIFOLD

GAUGE

The

pressure
at
the

high
and
low

sides
of

system
should
be
measured

when

evacuating
and

charging

refrig

erant
and
when

diagnosing
trouble
in

the

system
The
manifold

gauge
is
used

for
these

purposes
A

manifold

gauge

has
two

pressure

gauges
a
low

pressure

gauge
and
a

high
pressure

gauge
These

gauges
are

connected
to
the

high
and

low
side
service

valves
of

system

through
flexible

charging
hoses
The

construction

of
manifold

gauge
is

HALIDE
LEAK
DETECTOR

Since
the

propane
leak
detector
and

butane
leak
detector
are
the
same
in

respect
to
their

operation
this
section

describes
the

operation
of
the

propane

leak
detector

The

copper
screen
is
heated

by
the
Air

Conditioning

burning
of

propane
Refrigerant
gas

decomposes
to
color
the

flame
when
it

contacts
the
heated

screen
The

gas
to

be
checked
is
drawn
into
the

sampling

tube
and

sent
out
to
the
burner
A

refrigerant
leak
can
clearly
be

detected

by
variations
in
the
color
of
the

flame

1

Copper
reaction

plate

2
Flame

adjusting
lines

3
Burner

4

Sampling
tube

5
Strainer

6
Gas
bomb

7

Flame

adjuster

AC010

Fig
AC
22
Checking
for
Leaks
4

The
flame
will
be

almost
colorless

when
there
is
no

refrigerant
gas
being

burned
When
there
is

a
small

refriger

ant

gas
leak
the
flame
will
be

green
or

yellowgreen
When

refrigerant
gas
leak

age
is

large
the
flame

will
be
brilliant

blue
or

purple
Since
the

color
of
the

flame
will
be

yellow
when
dust
is

being
burned

or
there
is

aging
scale
on

copper
reaction

plate
always
keep
the

strainer

of

sampling
tube
and
reaction

plate
clean

5

Major
check

points

l
Compressor

Compressor
shaft
seal

rotate
the

compressor
by
hand

Flexible
hose

connections

Front
and
rear

head

gaskets

Service
valve

2
Condenser

Condenser

pipe
fitting

Condenser
inlet
and

outlet

pipe

connections

3
Refrigerant
lines

Flared
section
of

high

pressure
and

low

pressure
flexible
hoses

Une

connections

4

Evaporator
housing

Inlet
and
outlet
line
connections

Expansion
valve

Propane
type
Butane

type

ELECTRIC
LEAK
DETECTOR

NO
LEAK

Greenish
blue
Pale

blue

For
the

operational
procedures

SMALL
LEAK
Yellow

Bright
blue
refer

to
the
instructions
furnished
with

LARGE
LEAK

Purple
Vivid

green
each
electric
leak
detector

Discharge
refrigerant
in
one
or

two
seconds

to
ascertain

that

system

has

a
sufficient

pressure
needed
for

leak
detection

Charge
with
0
4

kg
0
9

Ib
of

refrigeranl
if

necessary

2

Light
leak
detector

Adjust
the

height
of
the
flame
between

flame

adjusting
lines
at
the

top
and
bottom

of
combustion
tube

A
reaction

plate

will

immediately
become
red
hot

3
Place
the
end
of

sampling
tube

near
the

point
of
the

suspected
leak
in

system

Note

a
Since

refrigerant
gas
is

heavier
than

air
small
leaks

can
be

easily
detect

ed

by

placing
sampling
tube
direct

ly
below
the
check

point
b
Suitable
ventilation
is

required
If

refrigerant
gas
is

mixed
with
the

surrounding
air
leak
detector
will

always
indicate
a

response
and

detection
of
the
actual
leak
will
be

difficult

c
Never

hold
leak
detector
at
an

angle

WARNING

a
Never
inhale
the
fumes

produced

by
combustion

of

refrigerant
gas

since

they
are
toxic

b
Never
use
halide
torch
in
a

place

where
combustible
or

explosive

gas
is

present

AC
15
REFRIGERANT

LEVEL
CHECK

SIGHT

GLASS

Sight
glass
is

provided
at
the

top
of

receiver

drier
One

guide
for
whether

there
is

enough
refrigerant
in

syst
m
is

given
by
observing
refrigerant
flow

through
sight
glass
However
this

method
is
unsuitable
for

judging
the

aJTlount
of

refrigerant
The
correct

refrigeranl
level
can
be

judged
by

measuring
the

system
pressures
in

ac

cordance
with
the

procedures
as
de

scribed
in
Performance
Test

1

Start
the

engine
and
hold

engine

speed
al
1

500

rpm

2

Set
AIR
lever
to

AlC

position