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A DIY air conditioning fix?

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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falconbrother
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Year and Model: V70, 2000
Location: NC

Re: A DIY air conditioning fix?

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Yea, I'm adding a can a month or so now. No biggie. I'm gonna drive it till fall and then pull the dash (2000 V70). I found R134a for $5.95 a can so I have a stockpile to get me through the summer. At one a month I figure six cans ought to be more than enough since it's May now. By October I wont need AC and will pull the dash off over a weekend.
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1992 940
1989 740
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wheelsup
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Where in NC are you? Maybe we can do it together this fall.
1995 850 GLT Wagon w/ 200,000 miles

jblackburn
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Want to add another to the mix? :wink:
'98 S70 T5
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pkc303
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Post by pkc303 »

It's fun. We did it in 100 degree weather.
1995 Volvo 850 T-5R Yellow
1997 Volvo 850R (sold)
2003 Volvo V70 2.4T, K&N air filter, (sold)
1996 Volvo 940 (sold)
1992 Volvo 740 Turbo (sold)
1990 Volvo 240 Wagon (sold)
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