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Climate Control System — General Information
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GENERAL PROCEDURES
Air Conditioning (A/C) System Flushing
Special Tool(s)
A/C Flusher Kit or equivalent
A/C Flushing Kit or
equivalent
Special Tool(s)
A/C Refrigerant Analyzer or
equivalent
WARNING: Use extreme care and ob-
serve all safety precautions related to
the use of refrigerants. Warning: Due to
refrigerant hazards, always wear safety
goggles and non-penetrable gloves
when working on or flushing A/C sys-
tems.
CAUTION: The A/C refrigerant Analyzer
must be used before recovering, other-
wise the refrigerant of the refrigerant
center may contaminate. All contami-
nated A/C refrigerant must be disposed
of as hazardous waste. For all equip-
ment, follow the equipment manufactur-
ers instructions.
CAUTION: Suction accumulator, muffler,
hoses, thermal expansion valve, and
fixed orifice tube should be removed
when flushing the A/C system. Internal
plumbing of these devices makes it im-
possible to properly remove any resid-
ual flushing agent. Except for the hoses,
these components are typically dis-
carded after A/C system contamination.
Hoses can normally be reused unless
they are clogged with debris. The Ford
A/C Flushing Solvent and filter used in
A/C Flusher are intended for use on one
vehicle only. They may be used to flush
both the A/C condenser core and the
A/C evaporator core on an individual
vehicle, but under no circumstances
should they be used on more than one
vehicle. For additional information,
fer to Specifications in this section.
E719 EN
07/2001 2002 Bantam
