Lotus Esprit Series, Руководство по ремонту

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AIR CONDITIONING
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2 . flexible end connections and components, MUST be capped immedi-
ately they ore opened to prevent the ingress of moisture dirt.
3 . replacement components ond flexible end connections ore sealed when
new, should be opened IMMEDIATELY
PRIOR
TO FITTING,
A N D
AT
ROOM
TEMPERATURE, t o prevent condensotion of any moisture which
enter when the seoling i s removed.
4.
'The receiver-drier should be the LAST component to be connected, this i s to
ENSURE optimum deh
y
dration ond moisture protection of the
system.
5.
Precautions MUST be taken t o prevent damage to fittings and connections;
minute damage could cause a leak due to the pressures used i n the
system. ALWAYS USE TWO SPANNERS
OF
THE CORRECT (one on
each union nut), when releasing or tightening pipes, or connections. This
i s important w i t h the pipes on the condenser as this unit
i s
con-
structed from aluminium copper.
6 . joints should be coated with refrigeration o i l
BEFORE
making any
connections, as this w i l l a i d seating.
7. A l l pipes and hoses MUST
BE FREE
from any The efficiency o f the
system con be impaired by a single kink, or restriction. Flexible hoses
should not be bent t o o radius which i s less thon ten the diameter of
the hose.
CONTROLS OPERATION
The a i r conditioning i s controlled by o temperature control awltch on the hand
instrument panel. Turning the switch from the
OFF
the
setting, controls the temperature i n the compartment by
the compressor on and off.
When the compressor i s running the red tight a t top hand side of the temperature control
switch, w i l l light. The upper lever on the right hand instrument panel controls the a i r
distribution, ond the lower lever controls the air temperature.
The FAN switch increases the air flow to slow speed when the switch moved to the
centre position and fast speed when moved to the lower positlon.
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