Re: Best way to find A/C leaks.
[Re: IMGTX]
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05/27/10 12:30 PM
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Wish I could help, but I sometimes find myself in the same boat. My source from whom I could borrow the sensitive sniffer (which helped about 50% of the time) moved away. My last try with the UV dye to find a slow leak met with no result (other than me longing for my youth and old teenage bedroom with the Zonk and SuperPeace posters). I ended up taking the percentage bet, and throwing a [thankfully on hand, good used] compressor at the problem. It fixed it. So I guess my constructive contribution here is to
Down to just a blue car now.
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Re: Best way to find A/C leaks.
[Re: Crunchy_Frog]
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05/27/10 02:19 PM
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some ppl down here uses a soapy water to get wet all the lines and fittings to check for bubbles...
of course thats not posible on crank seal, but works fine on the rest
With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela
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Re: Best way to find A/C leaks.
[Re: Challenger 1]
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05/27/10 07:18 PM
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I do believe a FLIR thermal imager would be the best, quickest, and posibly most expensive.
Does Auto Zone rent that "FLIR thermal imager"? Sounds like everyone should have one in there glove compartment.
I sure wish they did, or even sun belt. I was surprised with how useful they are when i started using one.
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Re: Best way to find A/C leaks.
[Re: IMGTX]
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05/27/10 07:53 PM
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Some A/C shops recommend leak testing with nitrogen when all else fails.
The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway
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Re: Best way to find A/C leaks.
[Re: RodStRace]
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05/27/10 08:03 PM
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Scott Carl, since you didn't do it , I will add this for those that might try; burning refrigerant creates phosgene. VERY nasty stuff!!!!
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Phosgene_gas_exposure_from_working_with_freon.
A long time ago(1985) I broke loose some AC fittings on a 76 dart in my gargae during the winter. I had one of those round wick type kerosene heaters sitting on the floor in my 2 car garage which was on, I looked out from under the hood to see a thick black smoke coluum pouring out of the top of the heater the same diameter as the heater. It filled my garage from the ceiling half way down to the floor in a minutes time. Luckly I noticed it before it was too late and got my garage door open and I ran out of there. I felt sick for a while after that.
That was the last time I ever sat anything on the floor of my garage with a open flame, wall heaters for me from then on. It was bad gas fast when the freon got to the open flame. FWIW
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