air blows hot On Max AC

[jamesdel]

OK first this is 1982 wagon that has been sitting for a long Time(7 years ). Trying to get the ac up and working. Have put two cans of 134a in and the air blows as hot as when the heat is on . Any ideas ? Never worked on any ac so please break it down for an idiot
Jim

[thereverendbill]

it could be as simple as the vacuum line that shuts off the flow of coolant to the heater core is broken or capped off.  That is the first thing I would check out, it is located under the hood on the right side rear of the engine compartment.

[JayRamb]

Your compressor is kicking on? Do you have a hose that is cold and one hot from the compressor?

[jamesdel]

OK compresser is kicking on but making a very bad growling sound and I didn't know to check the hoses will do that tomorrow. I will also check for broken/ capped off vac lines. Thanks guys ! I'm thinking I will need to get this done as it is getting very very hot round here
again thanks a lot ,
Jim

[JayRamb]

If it is growling, you may want to check out the compressors oil. It could be dry from sitting too.

[jamesdel]

I put a small can of oil in as an after thought It was strange as long as you were putting something in it didnt make a sound . But as soon as ya quit , GRRRRRRR !!! I suppose with my luck I need to replace most everthing not really what I want to do but  ya gotta do what ya gotta . any I dea about replacement parts ?
 again thanks a bunch ,
Jim

[jamesdel]

 Okay didn't get a chance to post this yesterday but here goes . Both hoses from the compresser are hot. And for thereverandbill could ya be a little more exact on location there is so much crap under the hood I'm not sure what I m looking at. sorry to sound so stupid but when it comes to this stuff I have no idea. and too poor to take it some where that does !.
 another question this thing has valves on the top of the compressor where the retro input vales goes . both of these need to be open correct ?

[thereverendbill]

  And for thereverandbill could ya be a little more exact on location there is so much crap under the hood I'm not sure what I m looking at. sorry to sound so stupid but when it comes to this stuff I have no idea. and too poor to take it some where that does !.

not a problem, I hope this clears all up.

[carguy87]

The retro valves should be tightened down and left closed, with the schrader valves in them. Your refrigerant can hooks up to one of the valves. You have to run the vehicle and AC while you charge it.  Make sure to shake that can extremely well or it won't have enough pressure to get into your AC system.

[jamesdel]

therevendbill. as you can see the problem i am having may be  because I do not have what you talking about.

correct me if I am wrong but I appear to be missing some parts ? no Idea. you see any thing that's looks like what I am looking for ? again sorry to sound stupid but hey that's just me

[mudkicker715]

Didn't look hard

Yellow wire is supposed to connect to a condenser on the coil.

[thereverendbill]

that could be your problem then.  I know when I removed the engine and re installed it I couldn't get heat and that was because that valve was on bypass mode

[jamesdel]

Mudkicker what do ya mean "didn't look hard " there isn't anything that looks like what He posted in his picture. There are pieces and parts that I done have. I know nothing about these things at all. I haven't had this car a full month yet , this is as it was when I bought it . No idea about the yellow wire going to the coil, didn't know it should go to the Distributor, again this is the way I got it . Where would it be attached there ?
 Thanks for the help!
Jim

[mudkicker715]

I'm away from a computer. So I looked on a 4" screen. It doesn't show a whole lot of detail when its small like that.

Btw I meant that barreel connector goes to a condensor. I worded that way wrong

[jamesdel]

And oh by the way it is going to the coil ! Guess that's what ya meant since ya did the edit thing
Jim