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Service Specifications

O.E.M. REFRIGERANT CAPACITIES

Application Capacity (Lbs.)
American Motors 2
Chrysler Corp.
  Aries & Reliant 2 1/8
Horizon & Omni 2 1/8
All Other Models 2 3/8
Ford Motor Co.
  Escort & Lynx 2 1/2
Ford & Mercury 3 1/4
Mark VI & Town Car 3
All Other Models 3 1/2
General Motors
  Buick
    Century, Regal & Riviera 3 1/4
Electro & LeSabre 3 1/2
Skylark 2 3/4
  Cadillac 3 3/4
Chevrolet
    Camaro, Malibu & Monte Carlo 3 1/4
Caprice & Impala 3 1/4
Chevette 2 1/4
Citation 2 3/4
Corvette 3
  Oldsmobile
    Omega 2 3/4
Cutlass & Toronado 3 1/4
All Other Models 3 1/2
  Pontiac
    Bonneville & Catalina 3 1/2
Firebird, Grand Prix & Le Mans 3 1/4
Phoenix 2 3/4
COMPRESSOR BELT TENSION

Application (1)Tension (Lbs.)
New Belt Used Belt
American Motors
  Regular Belt 125-155 90-115
Serpentine Belt 180-200 140-160
Chrysler Corp. 120 70
Ford Motor Co. 120-160 75-120
General Motors
  Buick 140-160 90-100
Cadillac
    V6 & Diesel 170 90
V8 200 90
  Chevrolet 140-160 90-100
Oldsmobile 140-160 90-100
Pontiac 140-160 90-100
(1) Using standard strand tension gauge
COMPONENT OIL REPLACEMENT QUANTITIES

Component Quantify
Accumulator (1)
Condenser 1 oz.
Evaporator
  American Motors Systems 1 oz.
Chrysler Corp. Systems 2 oz.
All Other Systems 3 oz.
Receiver-Drier 1 oz.
(1) Amount drained plus 2 oz. for G.M. models, 1 oz. for all others.
Fig 1: AMBIENT TEMPERATURE/PRESSURE
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Fig 2: EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE/PRESSURE
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Fig 3: AMC Service Port Connections
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Fig 4: Chrysler Corp. Service Port Connections
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Fig 5: Ford Motor Co. Fixed Orifice Tube Service Port Connections (Escort and Lynx)
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Fig 6: Ford Motor Co. BPO/STV Service Port Connections
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Fig 7: Ford Motor Co. Fixed Orifice Tube Service Port Connections (Except Escort and Lynx)
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Fig 8: General Motors CCOT System Service Ports
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