AC
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Re: AC
On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net wrote:
> The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee Sport. I added 2
> cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came on and the AC got very
> cold, but I could smell this smell like alcohol inside the car. The
> next day I tried the AC again, and the compressor wouldn't start. I
> pressed the low side Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess
> the system is empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
> sealant at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
> heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and the fact that
> I smelled something in the car could point to that. Any thoughts?
Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble the whole dash
to get at that sucker, I would invest in having someone run a sniffer
around with a little R134 in the system just to localize the real leak
- I've seen some sneaky freon leaks that even the floresent red dye
didn't mark, especially around hose connections.
--
Will Honea
> The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee Sport. I added 2
> cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came on and the AC got very
> cold, but I could smell this smell like alcohol inside the car. The
> next day I tried the AC again, and the compressor wouldn't start. I
> pressed the low side Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess
> the system is empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
> sealant at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
> heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and the fact that
> I smelled something in the car could point to that. Any thoughts?
Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble the whole dash
to get at that sucker, I would invest in having someone run a sniffer
around with a little R134 in the system just to localize the real leak
- I've seen some sneaky freon leaks that even the floresent red dye
didn't mark, especially around hose connections.
--
Will Honea
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Re: AC
On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net wrote:
> The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee Sport. I added 2
> cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came on and the AC got very
> cold, but I could smell this smell like alcohol inside the car. The
> next day I tried the AC again, and the compressor wouldn't start. I
> pressed the low side Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess
> the system is empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
> sealant at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
> heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and the fact that
> I smelled something in the car could point to that. Any thoughts?
Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble the whole dash
to get at that sucker, I would invest in having someone run a sniffer
around with a little R134 in the system just to localize the real leak
- I've seen some sneaky freon leaks that even the floresent red dye
didn't mark, especially around hose connections.
--
Will Honea
> The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee Sport. I added 2
> cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came on and the AC got very
> cold, but I could smell this smell like alcohol inside the car. The
> next day I tried the AC again, and the compressor wouldn't start. I
> pressed the low side Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess
> the system is empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
> sealant at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
> heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and the fact that
> I smelled something in the car could point to that. Any thoughts?
Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble the whole dash
to get at that sucker, I would invest in having someone run a sniffer
around with a little R134 in the system just to localize the real leak
- I've seen some sneaky freon leaks that even the floresent red dye
didn't mark, especially around hose connections.
--
Will Honea
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Re: AC
On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net wrote:
> The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee Sport. I added 2
> cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came on and the AC got very
> cold, but I could smell this smell like alcohol inside the car. The
> next day I tried the AC again, and the compressor wouldn't start. I
> pressed the low side Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess
> the system is empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
> sealant at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
> heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and the fact that
> I smelled something in the car could point to that. Any thoughts?
Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble the whole dash
to get at that sucker, I would invest in having someone run a sniffer
around with a little R134 in the system just to localize the real leak
- I've seen some sneaky freon leaks that even the floresent red dye
didn't mark, especially around hose connections.
--
Will Honea
> The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee Sport. I added 2
> cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came on and the AC got very
> cold, but I could smell this smell like alcohol inside the car. The
> next day I tried the AC again, and the compressor wouldn't start. I
> pressed the low side Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess
> the system is empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
> sealant at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
> heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and the fact that
> I smelled something in the car could point to that. Any thoughts?
Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble the whole dash
to get at that sucker, I would invest in having someone run a sniffer
around with a little R134 in the system just to localize the real leak
- I've seen some sneaky freon leaks that even the floresent red dye
didn't mark, especially around hose connections.
--
Will Honea
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Re: AC
In news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-L7fgtSICGYVY@anon.none.net,
Will Honea from <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> was injured
because:
| On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net
wrote:
|
|| The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee
Sport. I
|| added 2 cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came
on
|| and the AC got very cold, but I could smell this smell
like
|| alcohol inside the car. The next day I tried the AC
again,
|| and the compressor wouldn't start. I pressed the low side
|| Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess the system
is
|| empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
sealant
|| at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
|| heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and
the
|| fact that I smelled something in the car could point to
that.
|| Any thoughts?
|
| Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble
the
| whole dash to get at that sucker, I would invest in having
| someone run a sniffer around with a little R134 in the
system
| just to localize the real leak - I've seen some sneaky
freon
| leaks that even the floresent red dye didn't mark,
especially
| around hose connections.
Or just put some air pressure on it (if it is leaking, it is
'probably' already contaminated) and listen for the leak.
--
--
Joe Pribe
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Will Honea from <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> was injured
because:
| On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net
wrote:
|
|| The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee
Sport. I
|| added 2 cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came
on
|| and the AC got very cold, but I could smell this smell
like
|| alcohol inside the car. The next day I tried the AC
again,
|| and the compressor wouldn't start. I pressed the low side
|| Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess the system
is
|| empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
sealant
|| at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
|| heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and
the
|| fact that I smelled something in the car could point to
that.
|| Any thoughts?
|
| Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble
the
| whole dash to get at that sucker, I would invest in having
| someone run a sniffer around with a little R134 in the
system
| just to localize the real leak - I've seen some sneaky
freon
| leaks that even the floresent red dye didn't mark,
especially
| around hose connections.
Or just put some air pressure on it (if it is leaking, it is
'probably' already contaminated) and listen for the leak.
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
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Re: AC
In news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-L7fgtSICGYVY@anon.none.net,
Will Honea from <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> was injured
because:
| On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net
wrote:
|
|| The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee
Sport. I
|| added 2 cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came
on
|| and the AC got very cold, but I could smell this smell
like
|| alcohol inside the car. The next day I tried the AC
again,
|| and the compressor wouldn't start. I pressed the low side
|| Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess the system
is
|| empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
sealant
|| at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
|| heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and
the
|| fact that I smelled something in the car could point to
that.
|| Any thoughts?
|
| Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble
the
| whole dash to get at that sucker, I would invest in having
| someone run a sniffer around with a little R134 in the
system
| just to localize the real leak - I've seen some sneaky
freon
| leaks that even the floresent red dye didn't mark,
especially
| around hose connections.
Or just put some air pressure on it (if it is leaking, it is
'probably' already contaminated) and listen for the leak.
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
Pull my finger to reply by email.
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
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Will Honea from <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> was injured
because:
| On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net
wrote:
|
|| The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee
Sport. I
|| added 2 cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came
on
|| and the AC got very cold, but I could smell this smell
like
|| alcohol inside the car. The next day I tried the AC
again,
|| and the compressor wouldn't start. I pressed the low side
|| Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess the system
is
|| empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
sealant
|| at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
|| heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and
the
|| fact that I smelled something in the car could point to
that.
|| Any thoughts?
|
| Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble
the
| whole dash to get at that sucker, I would invest in having
| someone run a sniffer around with a little R134 in the
system
| just to localize the real leak - I've seen some sneaky
freon
| leaks that even the floresent red dye didn't mark,
especially
| around hose connections.
Or just put some air pressure on it (if it is leaking, it is
'probably' already contaminated) and listen for the leak.
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
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Re: AC
In news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-L7fgtSICGYVY@anon.none.net,
Will Honea from <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> was injured
because:
| On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net
wrote:
|
|| The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee
Sport. I
|| added 2 cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came
on
|| and the AC got very cold, but I could smell this smell
like
|| alcohol inside the car. The next day I tried the AC
again,
|| and the compressor wouldn't start. I pressed the low side
|| Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess the system
is
|| empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
sealant
|| at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
|| heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and
the
|| fact that I smelled something in the car could point to
that.
|| Any thoughts?
|
| Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble
the
| whole dash to get at that sucker, I would invest in having
| someone run a sniffer around with a little R134 in the
system
| just to localize the real leak - I've seen some sneaky
freon
| leaks that even the floresent red dye didn't mark,
especially
| around hose connections.
Or just put some air pressure on it (if it is leaking, it is
'probably' already contaminated) and listen for the leak.
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
Pull my finger to reply by email.
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
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Will Honea from <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> was injured
because:
| On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net
wrote:
|
|| The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee
Sport. I
|| added 2 cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came
on
|| and the AC got very cold, but I could smell this smell
like
|| alcohol inside the car. The next day I tried the AC
again,
|| and the compressor wouldn't start. I pressed the low side
|| Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess the system
is
|| empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
sealant
|| at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
|| heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and
the
|| fact that I smelled something in the car could point to
that.
|| Any thoughts?
|
| Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble
the
| whole dash to get at that sucker, I would invest in having
| someone run a sniffer around with a little R134 in the
system
| just to localize the real leak - I've seen some sneaky
freon
| leaks that even the floresent red dye didn't mark,
especially
| around hose connections.
Or just put some air pressure on it (if it is leaking, it is
'probably' already contaminated) and listen for the leak.
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
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jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
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Re: AC
In news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-L7fgtSICGYVY@anon.none.net,
Will Honea from <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> was injured
because:
| On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net
wrote:
|
|| The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee
Sport. I
|| added 2 cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came
on
|| and the AC got very cold, but I could smell this smell
like
|| alcohol inside the car. The next day I tried the AC
again,
|| and the compressor wouldn't start. I pressed the low side
|| Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess the system
is
|| empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
sealant
|| at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
|| heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and
the
|| fact that I smelled something in the car could point to
that.
|| Any thoughts?
|
| Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble
the
| whole dash to get at that sucker, I would invest in having
| someone run a sniffer around with a little R134 in the
system
| just to localize the real leak - I've seen some sneaky
freon
| leaks that even the floresent red dye didn't mark,
especially
| around hose connections.
Or just put some air pressure on it (if it is leaking, it is
'probably' already contaminated) and listen for the leak.
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
Pull my finger to reply by email.
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
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Will Honea from <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> was injured
because:
| On Mon, 3 May 2004 01:40:46 UTC davebz1a@optonline.net
wrote:
|
|| The AC compressor wouldn't come on in my 97 Cherokee
Sport. I
|| added 2 cans of r134a with sealant. The compressor came
on
|| and the AC got very cold, but I could smell this smell
like
|| alcohol inside the car. The next day I tried the AC
again,
|| and the compressor wouldn't start. I pressed the low side
|| Schrader valve, and not even a "pfft". I guess the system
is
|| empty again. I didn't see any evidence of that green
sealant
|| at any hose couplings, condensed, accumulator etc. I have
|| heard that the evaporator cores are common to go bad and
the
|| fact that I smelled something in the car could point to
that.
|| Any thoughts?
|
| Sure sounds like you nailed it. Before you disassemble
the
| whole dash to get at that sucker, I would invest in having
| someone run a sniffer around with a little R134 in the
system
| just to localize the real leak - I've seen some sneaky
freon
| leaks that even the floresent red dye didn't mark,
especially
| around hose connections.
Or just put some air pressure on it (if it is leaking, it is
'probably' already contaminated) and listen for the leak.
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
Pull my finger to reply by email.
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
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