1996 Chevy K1500 5.7L, A/C Question(s)

[Jim Barrett]

Hello all!

New poster here. I own a 1996 Regular Cab K1500 with 171,000 miles on it and it's still running like the day it was made.

Lately I've decided to recharge the A/C; not the biggest deal in the world anymore but I did notice that freon was spraying out the low side pressure port after the cap was put back on. The Schrader valve is probably bad, but is there a cap made anywhere I can buy that will actually seal this shut? Just wondering what my options are before I decide I have to replace the entire thing.

This isn't my area of expertise exactly, hoping for the best here. Thank you!

 

[studigggs]

You can buy a tool on amazon that allows you to change either the low or high side Schroeder without purging. Pretty handy, and the local shops I called didn’t even know about them. Wanted to charge me for a full recovery and recharge to change a valve.

https://www.amazon.com/Conditioning...SY340_QL65&keywords=schraeder+valve+tool+r134