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Hi all,
I have a vt v6 which the ac is currently not working ( i beleive it's out of gas as the compressor will not kick in anymore when i press the button) Is there a way of hunting for leaks or do i take it to an ac regasser & they do the old fill it up with the dye way of checking for leaks. I would rather find out before spending $70 to have it tell me it is leaking.
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Mate, the gas that was in it should have already had die in it - Thats just an old trick for a/c mechs to sly an extra $15 out of you. It usually looks like unmixed coolant, check your condencer - you will have to take the air intake pipe off though. Th
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Mate, the gas that was in it should have already had die in it - Thats just an old trick for a/c mech's to sly an extra $15 out of you. It usually looks like unmixed coolant, check your condencer - you will have to take the air intake pipe off though. T
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My mistake Dr Terry,
I have had 2 recent leaks on my VT- 1. Condensor 2. shrowder valves.
But its not really my way of working to go to the most expencive thing first. and the last 2 times ive had it regassed - both gasses have had die already in the
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Hi HGPREM
Ive been fitting & repairing car air cond for over 30 years & we didnt have dye for the first 15 of those. With a keen experienced eye you can find leaks without dye. I didnt suggest overhauling the compressor, without looking for any leaks f |
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Hi HGPREM
I've been fitting & repairing car air cond for over 30 years & we didn't have dye for the first 15 of those. With a keen experienced eye you can find leaks without dye. I didn't suggest overhauling the compressor, without looking for any leak |
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[quote]Originally posted by Dr Terry
Hi HGPREM
Ive been fitting & repairing car air cond for over 30 years & we didnt have dye for the first 15 of those.
Nice point Dr Terry. But you having fixing VTs on a daily basis, one would assum
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[quote]Originally posted by Dr Terry
Hi HGPREM
I've been fitting & repairing car air cond for over 30 years & we didn't have dye for the first 15 of those.
Nice point Dr Terry. But you having fixing VT's on a daily basis, one would as
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Thanks HG- PREM & DOC TERRY for your help.
I will try the torch idea to look for the sign of a leak as i know it has been regassed before i purchased it (by the looks of the sticker in the engine bay)
The blower fan works & the engine fan also work , ju
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make sure the compressor is turning on, get someone to turn the ignition on and hit the aircon switch while you observe the compressor, see that the pulley engages and turns the rest of the drive mechanism, do it with engine running, but be careful!
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