speaking of wetness....
so when i first put it back together i just put some water in it, to make sure nothing leaked, make sure it stayed cool, etc. didnt want to waste antifreeze if i had to drain it back out. had water in it for a week or two. figured all was good...drained it/blew it all out, put in antifreeze. i know its a pita to fill, but i filled it, let it sit, circulate the pump, fill some more, circulate some more, etc.... i do this for like 2 days till it stops dropping. it didnt take that much btu i figured there was still a lot of water in the block, heater isnt looped in, no reservoir no big deal.
couple days later and temp starts rising, figured i was just pushing it harder whatever...up and up they go. i get back from a short run and am hesitant about pulling the fill cap. got rag over it, glove on, face shield... i back it off a little- nothing, a little more- nothing...pull it off and its like theres nothing in it. ***. so i just start filling it with water and it took a good bit of water, forced the hose on there and let it fill for a while and could feel more air bubbles coming back out so i dont fn know.
also having ac issues - for starters the accumulator/dryer im using is for an r12 system, so i put the adapter to used r134 in it, guess the shrader valve got damaged or something cause the cap was the only thing sealing it up so i swapped the adapter out with another one i had and seems to hold fine but i need to recharge the system now. but, the ac works fine for a while then the pressure on the sensor right after the compressor go way the **** up (like 350+psi) after its on for a while. im going to try a different orifice valve in the cabin system. i may have messed up a little introducing air while charging the system the first time so im going to vac it all down again and be a little more diligent this time around.
