A/C recharge help please Options

[SwissFerdi]

Hi guys. A while ago when I replaced the alt belt, I accidentally undid the a/c line underneath (stupid, but this is how we learn). I got a nice blast of refrigerant and I assume the whole system is now voided. Will I have to take this to a professional for a machine job or will a few cans of recharge stuff take care of it? Should I pressure check first to gauge?

Thanks in advance!

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jun 14, 2016 - 11:35 AM

[VavAlephVav]

Yes, very good tip about heating up the 134 can to raise the pressure in the can. If I were charging from my 30 pound jug of R134a I would bring it in as a liquid and then barely crack the low-side valve to meter it in so that it flashes to a vapor as it passes through the valve. But this technique is not for beginners .

I haven't told you guys that just recently I got a summer internship with a company that custom makes really large commercial air conditioning machines. I am going to be a design engineer for them after I graduate next year, and I get to spend the summer working my way around each station in the factory.

I am already having this conversation with myself:
Mk4 Supra, but the Mr2 is better for a track car, and the MrS would be nice with a hardtop kit, and a V6, why can't I get a supercharger for that?
Maybe the Supra is the DD unless I get a gt4 rear-end and make my Celica awd then maybe that would be DD...