By Joe Marconi
Have your techs, as part of their
preliminary checks, turn on the A/C and see if the system is working. Is the
compressor turning on? Are all the fan speeds working? Is the system getting
cold? Is there a smell from the vents? I am not suggesting to start
hooking up gauges and diagnosing air conditioner problems for free. This is
just a simple check that gives you a direction, and something you can discuss
with the customer.
Oh, just inform the customer that you
will do this before you work on the car.
The goal is to spot a problem
before that first really hot day when the customer turns on the A/C for the
first time and finds only hot air coming from the vents.
Try it and let me know how it works out
for you.
This
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