So I finally found the leak on my AC, now I have to find a fix. I had a hell of a time finding it because the freon detector was telling me it was right at the point where the two lines connect to the condenser. No problem, I pulled both connections apart and replaced both orings. Pulled a vacuum that lasted a few hours and charged the system. Everything was great till the next day when the system was empty again. Wtf, over?
So I decided to go redneck and used a trick I just learned. Note: this is the redneck way, not the 'right' way to do this. I cross connected my compressor to the gauges and put 90psi into the system. This allowed me to find a leak at the hose to connector crimp coupling on the discharge of the compressor. And it was leaking at the crimp but the air was running inside the rubber sheath a ways before exiting the hose, where an outer protective sheath funneled it out the front of the engine bay where the two hoses connect to the condenser. The vacuum just sucked the rubber coating tight enough to stay airtight. Crafty little devil.
So now I need a new hose, problem is this part is NLA. So are folks finding AC shops and having these hoses made or is there somewhere on the internet I haven't found to get aftermarket hoses? I've looked at Rockauto, AutoZone, partsouq, eBay, etc. Can't find a hose anywhere. Any ideas?
So I decided to go redneck and used a trick I just learned. Note: this is the redneck way, not the 'right' way to do this. I cross connected my compressor to the gauges and put 90psi into the system. This allowed me to find a leak at the hose to connector crimp coupling on the discharge of the compressor. And it was leaking at the crimp but the air was running inside the rubber sheath a ways before exiting the hose, where an outer protective sheath funneled it out the front of the engine bay where the two hoses connect to the condenser. The vacuum just sucked the rubber coating tight enough to stay airtight. Crafty little devil.
So now I need a new hose, problem is this part is NLA. So are folks finding AC shops and having these hoses made or is there somewhere on the internet I haven't found to get aftermarket hoses? I've looked at Rockauto, AutoZone, partsouq, eBay, etc. Can't find a hose anywhere. Any ideas?