On the way to my last camping trip I was running the AC while driving from the regular van AC unit on the motor.  On the return trip I put the AC on and nothing but hot air. :tickedoff:  Now my RV is a 1989 so it originally had R12 in it..... but I just happened to notice a sticker when I was checking the oil and water before I left for my trip that said it was converted to 134A. 

I stopped at Harbor Freight and picked up a can of Artic Freeze 134A Refrigerant for $25.  It was an 18 ounce can with the hose and a pressure gauge.  The 12 ounce cans without the gauge were $15 I think.  You are supposed to attach the hose to the Low Pressure side of the AC compressor to charge it.  As soon as I popped the hood I saw an easy access AC line with a fitting.....perfect  :cheerleader:  Only it turned out to good to be true.  That was the High Pressure side.  After following the lines a little bit I noticed it was shoved way back under the hood near the doghouse on the engine side behind the air filter. :'( 

I had to take off the air filter assembly, a few hoses, and a bracket to give me a little more room to access it.  Key word LITTLE.  So I hooked everything up, turned the AC on and started charging.  It took the full 18 ounces and still was not in the proper area for a full charge.  I checked the interior temperature and it was cooler, but I have a feeling I need to add more or I have a larger problem.  I'll see if I can get another can of 134A and charge it up a bit more.  If it turns out I have a larger problem, I'll just have to do a Roll 60......roll down the windows and do 60mph  :lmao:

The can of stuff
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Why couldn't this be the fitting I need?  It is so easily accessible.
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Basically the Low Pressure fitting is in the center behind the air filter against the doghouse.
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Air filter assembly out of the way, now to take the bracket off.
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There it is.  You can see a little "L" printed on the cap.  Plus it is on the fatter line coming off of the compressor.

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