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aight, just had a refill last thursday... and now once again, its out. theres a leak and the guy said it would either last a few dayz or till the rest of the year, he couldnt tell. here's the quote on the fix.

Condenser--162.04
accum/drier--68.89
refrig./gas--24.00
labor--150
tax--20.39
Total..425.32

i need help/opinions/someones shop with someone who knows how to do this! i leave for college in 2 weeks and really dont want to not have a/c in such a nice car.

thanks
joey

The condensor and accumulator really aren't too hard to remove (guessing replace wouldn't be too hard either). I'll sell my condensor and accumulator for real cheap if you want to try them. They have 85k miles on them and have been sitting outside for a few months now (with line openings taped). They were OK when they were in my car, but unless you're doing the labor, they probably wouldn't be good for you (unless you want to risk the chance of paying for labor and new parts again in the future). As long as you get the Ford a/c line removal tool, pressure gauge, and other normal tools, and maybe a helping hand, you should be able to do it along with the help of a Haynes manual or something.

Geez, Joe! I thought this thread was about something died in your AC, hence bloody AC...nevermind.

i wish something died in there... wouldda been an easier fix prolly.

how much do you think you would want for the condenser and accum.? my dad is a lil weary bout a used one, but if the price is right i might conveince him. installing it all shouldnt be a problem for me.

joey

I would want to find out where it was leaking from first though. Why just throw a bunch of parts at it?

If you still have some pressure in the system, run the system for a short while, turn the car off, take a spray bottle of soapy water and spray everything down and watch for bubbles.

Easy way to tell if you have enough pressure in the system? If the a/c clutch will engauge, even for a short while, you have just enough.

One better, if you took it to someone that knew what they were doing, they would have used a dye to detect the leak. If this was the case, then you should be able to run a black light over the parts of the a/c system and find the source of the leak.

I would just hate to see ya throw a bunch of parts at this thing. That is unless you was shown that both the accum and dryer where leaking. If you were not shown, then I would check them myself. More often then not, a/c systems fail due to a leak at a line couplen. The o-ring rots or cracks and allows the system to leak down. Problem with a/c systems is that when your refrigerent leaks out, so does a portion of the oil for the compressor.

If I knew that I would be able to make it over in the next two weeks, I would be happy to lend a hand. I have to get Rich his headlights that I got for him, so maybe we can work something out. Have to talk it over with the boss first though. I might have my car out of the damn shop by then!!!

Hey Eric! Didn't you say something about a meet the other day in another thread???

Good luck!

yeah find the leak first. I'd take whatever you'll give me for them. $10 for both + shipping? Would that be good? PM me b/c I think we're supposed to keep stuff like this off the forums and in PMs/emails.