Re: Vacuum Pump and Whatnot...

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• Subject: Re: Vacuum Pump and Whatnot...
• From: "J. B. Weazle McCreath" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 12:56:20 -0700
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At 12:08 PM 19/02/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Original Poster: "Michael Novak" <Acmnovak-at-execpc-dot-com> 
 
>My vacuum pump was taken from an old air conditioner and no longer can
>reach a very low pressure as it once could.  I am led to believe that it
>requires an oil change.  However, I can't get open the oil spout or
>whatever, it might have some kind of locking compound on the threads of
>the bolt which holds in the dipstick.  Would it be okay to put oil
>directly into the vacuum chamber through the input?

>Thanks....
>
    
>Michael
> 
>
Hello Michael:

A friend of mine is a refrigeration tech and he tells me there is a special
oil made just for that purpose.  It doesn't take a lot, and they generally
put new oil in when re-charging a system.  Check with any of the local car
dealers, as they should have it for air conditioning systems in cars.


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