So I'm trying to get the AC running again in my TJ...
#1: I had to splice a high-pressure soft line, and while I think my repair is holding just fine, I am looking for a good hydraulic or AC line repair kit. I've seen a few of them but they are mostly for hard lines. Any suggestions? Full replacement is an option, but an expensive and PIA one.
#2: There is still a small leak, and I'm not sure from where (think it might be the coupler between the lines and the condenser). Does anyone have a good way of testing? I have a refrigerant with UV dye on it's way, but are there any other good options? Also, is there a recommended "stop leak" for AC systems?
AC leak questions
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Baseshakers
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Re: AC leak questions
If you don't have one I have a hand held UV light.
I've tried the stop leak stuff. Didn't seem to help. I just ended up dumping a new can of R134A into the systems each year in my old cars.
I've tried the stop leak stuff. Didn't seem to help. I just ended up dumping a new can of R134A into the systems each year in my old cars.
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Re: AC leak questions
Baseshakers wrote:So I'm trying to get the AC running again in my TJ...
........................ why?"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads"
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Re: AC leak questions
Have you ever looked under Ryan's hood? If it's an option, he's doing it!Carl McFly wrote:Baseshakers wrote:So I'm trying to get the AC running again in my TJ...
Plus, defrost can be necessary when running a hard top and full doors, which I believe he does in the winter... and, I still use my AC in the summer
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Re: AC leak questions
You should be able to find the leak with the die. Instead of stop leak I prefer to use seal conditioner . Kind of like makes the seals more pliable and usually stops the leak that way. In a perfect world the system once charged would be good forever. With your under hood temps Im sure it a seal (O-Ring) and not something major. Are both caps still in place on the high and low lines. May be a schraider valve leak from dirt. Once in a while its the seal on the compressor and if you replace it , it should also get a new accumulator and dryer . Yes I did AC in another life , or so it seams. FjR68