Replace AC condenser?
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Replace AC condenser?
OK, radiator is out and a new one is ordered. I've had a leak in the AC system (which has been converted to the R-134 or whatever the newer type is). A charge will last maybe 3 weeks. I have not used a black light to see where it is.
The old A/C condenser has the usual amount of bent fins, dings, bug bodies and sticks imbedded etc. Wondering if - while everything is torn down - I should put a new one in. I'd hate to get the radiator all back together and find that's the A/C problem and have to take the shroud etc off again. Wish I had done the black-light test while it was together.
How common is it for the condenser itself to be the problem vs. some fitting elsewhere?
The old A/C condenser has the usual amount of bent fins, dings, bug bodies and sticks imbedded etc. Wondering if - while everything is torn down - I should put a new one in. I'd hate to get the radiator all back together and find that's the A/C problem and have to take the shroud etc off again. Wish I had done the black-light test while it was together.
How common is it for the condenser itself to be the problem vs. some fitting elsewhere?
If it doesnt leak clean and straighten the fins.Tedious but worth it..
