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SECTION 2C - AIR CONDITIONING - ECC SERVICING AND DIAGNOSIS IMPORTANT Before performing any Service Operation or other procedure described in this Section, refer to Section 00 CAUTIONS AND NOTES for correct workshop practices with regard to safety and/or property damage. 1. GENERAL INFORMATION With the introduction of the GEN III V8 engine, and in particular the accompanying Delphi V7 Compressor, some minor changes to air conditioning system diagnosis have been made. 2. PRECAUTIONS IN HANDLING REFRIGERANT In any vocation or trade, there are established procedures and practices which have been developed after many years of experience. In addition, occupational hazards may be present that requires the observation of certain precautions, or use of special tools and equipment. Observing the procedures, practices and precautions of servicing refrigeration equipment will greatly reduce the possibility of damage to the customer’s equipment, as well as virtually eliminating the element of hazard to the serviceman. Care should be taken when discharging the air conditioning system to ensure the refrigerant is not released to the atmosphere but captured for recycling. Environment friendly refrigerant R134a is not an ozone depleting substance but its release would add to the green house warming effect. Refrigerant R134a is transparent and colourless in both the gaseous and liquid states. At all normal temperatures and pressures, it will be a vapour. The vapour is heavier than air and is non-flammable, non-explosive, non- poisonous and non-corrosive (except when in contact with moisture). The following precautions in handling R134a should be observed at all times: NOTE: R134a and R12 are not compatible and must never be mixed. 1. Always use safety glasse