Reefer Trailer NOT COOLING

Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by 20/20, Jun 19, 2013.

  1. Jun 19, 2013 #1
    20/20

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    A friend of mine Have an old 1989 Thermoking SBII with a lot of hours and havent started it in a 2 years. He used it to pull produce back in 2011 and then He parked it an started pulling Step deck, but anyway He put a battery in it and it started right up. He let it run for maybe 4 hours the other day an the temp didnt even decrease a bit...Could it Be That The system needs to be charged wtih Refrigerant or What???
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  3. Jun 19, 2013 #2
    joseph1135

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    Possibly. Don't forget it's also over 20 years old and hasn't run. 24 years is extremely old for a trailer. There could be a few things wrong.
     
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  4. Jun 19, 2013 #3
    CougFan

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    Sitting that long? Check for birds or rat nests in the ducts.
     
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  5. Jun 19, 2013 #4
    skibum_63

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    sounds like it needs Freon or what ever they use
     
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  7. Jun 19, 2013 #5
    20/20

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    Thanks ....He bought it back in 2011, there was a compressor put on it back in 2009 and he has all the paperwork showing that the job was done. He is taking it to a mechanic today to get the system charged...
     
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  8. Jun 19, 2013 #6
    20/20

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    LOL the trailer has been running it only sat for 2 years
     
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  9. Jun 19, 2013 #7
    rogueunh

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    My money is on a slow refrigerant leak. Should be an easy fix.
     
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  10. Jun 20, 2013 #8
    20/20

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    Update: Thanks Guys, had the system charged and its running like a champ
     
    20/20, Jun 20, 2013
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    CenutryClass Thanks this.
  11. Jun 21, 2013 #9
    bigkev1115

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    My cheap boss bought an old 98 Jim Palmer Wabash and it didn t cool either. Well after 7 hrs at Thermo King and 1531.47 later, it too cooled like a new reefer
     
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  12. Jun 21, 2013 #10
    20/20

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    He paid 375.00 to have it the system charged and a small leak fixed
     
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