Freon leak
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Racer
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From: 1984 crossfire, Alhaurin de la Torre Malaga, Spain
Freon leak
1984 Crossfire
I guess I might have a leak in the AC Evaporator unit. I loose my freon in 1 day and I do not hear anny hissing at connections or at the pump. When you have ideas how to detect this, please chime in, I do not have a detector.
If so, how bad is this? Looks like a major task to repair
I guess I might have a leak in the AC Evaporator unit. I loose my freon in 1 day and I do not hear anny hissing at connections or at the pump. When you have ideas how to detect this, please chime in, I do not have a detector.
If so, how bad is this? Looks like a major task to repair
Safety Car
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Evaporator leak
One method would be to add some dye with the charge. Inspect the condensation drain carefully after it leaks out, if the evaporator is leaking you may see traces of dye there. Even if you don't see the dye, unless you spot it somewhere else the evaporator is the most likely spot since it is so difficult to see. Good luck.
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Take it to an A/C shop and have it leak tested. They can either use flourescent dye or a Bird-dog sniffer to detect the leaks.
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Racer
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From: 1984 crossfire, Alhaurin de la Torre Malaga, Spain
OK, So it seems no easy do it your self test here, except the dye. I will look into a shop first, don´t like to see dye traces out of the cold air exits, especially if it is the wrong type of dye. This is Spain, hard to get a lot of stuff here.
Thanks guys
Thanks guys
