Chuck A

quick maybe stupid question if you do not use your AC can you lose the charge my gaskets drying up? i recently had a AC compressor replaced because they said it was bad, of course today i tried turning AC on the AC light came on but no cold air, any ideas?

73Corvette

Yes you can lose your charge...
It's blowing air? Just NOT cold air...
I'd probably get the charging checked and go from there...
If it was a blend door issue you should get some kind of code...
Have you pulled codes?

Chuck A

yes the compressor is engaging but not blowing cold, after in had the system comnpressor changed evacuated and recharged , i just put the vert to sleep, didnt test it for almost a year, should i act stupid and tell my mechanic i used AC ? cost almost 700$ for all the work done

BigGun

Most compressors come with a guarantee of at least a year some even lifetime. I would go back to the mechanic and get it checked. As suggested earlier you need to use the dic and pull the codes.

Chuck A

Well i went to the mechanic and no possible leak was found, but this time he put in some dye, so he said bring back in a week so he can recheck, and yes their was one HVAC code, will recheck when i can

73Corvette

So... what were the codes?

Forcedvert

So was ac flat, no refrigerant? He shouldn't need dye to check for leaks, maybe to pinpoint one! The refrigerant will leak out if he left a leak last time or didn't look for one that was already there, it makes no difference if you were running it or not. Many cars sit long periods of time and the ac still works, if it was flat he needs to find the leak with a good electronic leak detector.

Good luck

Chuck A

but how can he find it if their is no freon in the system?

BigGun

Is it working properly with the new charge? Both sides blowing cold? How about that hvac code?

Chuck A

yes both sides are nice and cold, really heve not checked codes yet, vert is under cover again

73Corvette

Now it's blowing cold air? I'm confused...

Chuck A

mechanic recharged system with freon yesterday

92GA

He needs to find the leak, he should have found before. I'd be a bit upset if I'd spent $700 to fix the air and it didn't work this spring.

Chuck A

Well he said it was a bad compressor that caused the leak so he put in a refurbished one and since i only tested it for a day, it was kind of my fault that i did not bring it back quicker

Forcedvert

You will know soon enough,,,,,, you find a leak buy putting in a small charge and boosting pressure with nitrogen then a "good" electronic leak detector. He can also check now with it charged up, a leak is easy to find with the right tools and knowledge.

Keep an eye on it

Good luck

It's not your fault in any way, I hope he didn't say that!

Chuck A

cool, thanks

73Corvette

Thank you for posting your outcome... and have a COOL summer!

Chuck A

Yea I will let you know the outcome when I bring it back in so they can see were the leak is from, as for me I rarely use the AC I just put the top down

Chuck A

well i went back today of course its 53F outside he checked to see if their was any leaks he had orange glassed and a special flashlight of course he couldn't find any, he said come back when its warmer, the guarantee for compressor ended today , so i just wanted to make sure

Chuck A

first day above 70F put it on and seemed fine but it did shut down for a nwhile i had it set to 67F so far so good