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Automotive Technology: Ford ASSET

School of Transportation Technology
Parkes Automotive Technology Center, Room 133 · (570) 327-4516

AMT162 Co-op 3 Task List [PDF]

Heating & Air Conditioning

  1. Diagnose the cause of unusual operating noises of the A/C system; determine needed repairs.
  2. Conduct a performance test of the A/C system.
  3. Leak test A/C system and determine needed repairs.
  4. Discharge, evacuate, and charge A/C system using recovery/recycling and charging equipment.
  5. Select oil type; measure and add oil to A/C system as needed.
  6. Inspect A/C compressor drive belts and pulleys; replace and adjust as needed.
  7. Inspect and test A/C compressor clutch components or assembly; replace as needed.
  8. Remove and replace A/C compressor and mountings.
  9. Inspect and replace A/C compressor shaft seal assemblies.
  10. Remove and inspect, A/C system components; replace as needed.
  11. Inspect A/C condenser for air flow restrictions; service as required.
  12. Inspect orifice tube; replace as needed.
  13. Inspect evaporator housing water drain; repair as needed.
  14. Diagnose the cause of temperature control problems in the heater/ventilation system; determine needed repairs.
  15. Diagnose the cause of failures in the electrical controls of heating and A/C systems; determine needed repairs.
  16. Inspect and test A/C heater blower motor circuit; repair or replace as needed.
  17. Diagnose the cause of failures in the vacuum and mechanical controls of the heating and A/C system; determine needed repairs.
  18. Check operation of automatic and semiautomatic heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control systems; determine needed repairs.
  19. Identify and recover A/C system refrigerant.
  20. Recycle refrigerant.
  21. Test recycled refrigerant for non-condensable gases.