I went an entire year without AC in my car. I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars to fix it but this year has been extremely hot so I went were everyone goes to fix something.. YouTube! LOL 

I took a suggestion and ordered an AC manifold to get accurate pressure readings on my system. I also purchased an AC compressor in case the damage was too far done to repair easily.  Luckily for me it wasn't too bad.  I learned that last year when my AC needed to be recharged I had overfilled my system creating to high of a pressure to work.  We were able to release some pressure and my AC is now in optimal pressures and working perfectly! I was able to return the compressor I purchased and fix my AC all for the price of the manifold. :)