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Herbert Edward Gault (Irfgt)
| | Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2001 - 6:25 am: | |
Any detectable leak is too much. It is true that leaks will come and go with temperature. Get you some soap bubble solution from any toy store and put it in a sprayer bottle that allows adjustment to shoot a stream of fluid and shoot it on all the connections and suspected leak points to pinpoint the leaks. You can remove the clutch from the compressor by removing the center retaining bolt and utilizing the large threaded portion in the clutch hub, screw a large bolt that fits the threads into the clutch and it will press off the clutch. It is easiest to do this with 12 volts applied to the clutch wire to engage the clutch with the belt still on the pulley to hold it. After removal you can spray the shaft area to positively check for a leak. You can purchase a new shaft seal and follow the instructions to replace it. Very simple. Parts should be easy to find as it is a York compressor. |
magoo (Magoo)
| | Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 10:15 pm: | |
I'm sure he is talking about "O" rings at the connections. It doesn't take much to replace those but the compressor, There is a kit to replace those old seals. You need a puller and a installer. Check the pulley bearing to see if it is Ok. If at all rough replace it also. Then you can do a exchange for a rebuilt one if you are sure it is leaking. I would contact Nick Scianna at 360-332-7779 and get a price. |
Scott Gold (Scotttgold)
| | Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 9:42 pm: | |
Yeah, he used a sniffer. He found a couple spots around the radiator and the compressor. Can I just replace the seals. He said since the engine and everything else is hot, a lot of the gaskets have expanded and when they do cool down they shrink and allow freon the exscape. |
magoo (Magoo)
| | Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 8:29 pm: | |
P.S. Ask him what he meant when he said "it might all leak out when the car cools down." He must have suspicioned something. The orig. systems operate like any other system. Once the system is tight and proper amounts of the right oil and Freon are in the system it should operate like any other. |
magoo (Magoo)
| | Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 8:20 pm: | |
Scott, my 79 308 GTS has held freon R 12 for over 2 yrs now and is still very efficient. You say that he found leaks but not enough to warrant a big leak. Any leak is enough to allow freon to escape. Did you check your evaporater with a sniffer. You check that through the center A/C ducts with the engine running. A/C on and blower running. Any leak is too much. You must correct all of them. 3 or 4 small leaks can lose as much as a big leak. Did you have the rad. out of the car and did you remove the condensor? Check it out also. Also check the compressor seal, compressor running and all connections. |
Scott Gold (Scotttgold)
| | Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 6:50 pm: | |
Ok, I had a friend recharge my AC system with a Freon replacement. He is certified and did everything by the book. He even checked for leaks and found a couple things but none to warrant a big leak. Before he left he said that it might all leak out when the car cools down. Well he was right. After the car relaxed for a day or so the AC is not cool at all anymore. So what happened? Could this be an easy fix? Does anyone have any experience with this on their original AC systems. Thanks,
Scott |