Probably a stupid question, but...don't you use AC all year round, particularly for de-fogging the windows in cold weather?
how did you fix the hole?Like this?
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The photo is from a Honda Odyssey after I located and repaired a pinhole corrosion leak in an aluminum high pressure refrigerant line which I found with the sniffer last weekend.
If you go high enough there is snow all year round. [That was the remarkable thing about the explorers sighting Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa - it was snow topped and yet almost on the equator.]How often do you really need A/C in BC? Don't they still have snow in July up in the hills?
how did you fix the hole?
Yes but the one I have is in centigrade. My vehicles are nice enough and worth enough that if my A/C stops working properly, then there is probably a leak and I will take it some place and have it fixed.Like this?
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The photo is from a Honda Odyssey after I located and repaired a pinhole corrosion leak in an aluminum high pressure refrigerant line which I found with the sniffer last weekend.
I cut out 6 inches of the 8mm aluminum tubing and installed a special tubing repair kit from Auto Cooling Solutions as shown in the video below.
Here is a photo of the finished product. I plan to replace the nylon tie wraps with stainless steel ones after I confirm the system is 100% leak-free after a few weeks of run time.
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I originally installed the Dorman A/C repair coupler shown below, but could not get it to seal 100%. It would momentarily leak a bit when the compressor engaged due to the pressure head surge.
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Dorman?? Sucks?? I'm shocked!!!I originally installed the Dorman A/C repair coupler shown below, but could not get it to seal 100%. It would momentarily leak a bit when the compressor engaged due to the pressure head surge.
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Being in a 100 F car is probably more noticeable to the wifey than having a slightly less efficient defroster.Probably a stupid question, but...don't you use AC all year round, particularly for de-fogging the windows in cold weather?
A compresion fitting isnt the correct way to repair a line. I weld a new barbed fitting on each end and crimp a hose in there. Not many places can do that though. The compression fitting I just fixed leaked from the start.Dorman?? Sucks?? I'm shocked!!!
Seriously, cool repair
Hydrocarbon refrigerant is propane and butane mixture legal in Canada and Europe but not the USA. It’s usually marketed as R-12A.What is hydrocarbon refrigerant?
BTW I think I need to recharge my Navigator, it struggles when it gets over 95. I assume R-134.
Wow. One had better make sure you don't have any leaks near ignition sources, if'n they're going to use this. I can see why it's not legal everywhere.Hydrocarbon refrigerant is propane and butane mixture legal in Canada and Europe but not the USA. It’s usually marketed as R-12A.
How much gasoline do you have in your car? Don’t have any leaks near ignition sources.Wow. One had better make sure you don't have any leaks near ignition sources, if'n they're going to use this. I can see why it's not legal everywhere.
That's a cheap hose. That crimp is going to leak.A compresion fitting isnt the correct way to repair a line. I weld a new barbed fitting on each end and crimp a hose in there. Not many places can do that though. The compression fitting I just fixed leaked from the start.
???That's a cheap hose. That crimp is going to leak.