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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Air conditioning on my Chuburban
I have a '97 Cheby Chuburban and the A/C won't hold a charge. When charged, it works fine, but the R134 lasts less than a week.
I know fixing the leak is the right way to do this, but I don't have time right now. Has anyone used one of those leak-fixer recharge kits from FLAPS. Do they work? Is it worth a shot? TIA
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05-04-2013, 08:08 AM
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Location: Eastern Chatham co. NC.
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I'm sure the compressor housing is leaking. If you fixed it right by replacing that, the orifice tube, and the accumulator, you'll be replacing what'll get stopped up by any stop-leak products anyway, so why not? What have you got to lose, besides maybe a stopped up condenser.
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Yeah - its a timing thing. Don't have time to do that. I'll suffer without it, but was hoping not to.
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05-04-2013, 09:44 AM
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If it's leaking down that quickly, you should be able to find the leak easily. Hopefully, it will be in an accessible spot. Had to replace the evaporator in the Boxster last year. That cost 2K. The whole dash was removed.
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It just seems like there's no way to stop a leak from the inside of an A/C system without compromising the orifice tube by restriction. Luckily, though, if that happens to yours, I think the tube is behind the right parking light. It cost 'bout $4, and is easy to change.
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05-04-2013, 02:24 PM
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Look for oil.
If there is a leak, there will be a dirty oil stained spot that may indicate where your problem is. If it is the shaft seal on the compressor, you will see a line of slung (is that a word?) oil on the hood and around the compressor. Fix it once. Fix it right.
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Don't put stop leak in the system. As mentioned, the HT6 compressor on your suburban most likely has a case seal leak, the oil and grime build up on the compressor is the tell all. Stop leak won't fix it and can cause more problems.
I have all the parts you need in my garage, compressor, orifice tube, accumulator and oil. I'll sell them if you want a good deal. However, the quick fix is to slap on a new compressor, with those systems, I've rarely found debris on the orifice tube when I pull them. It's a gravy job.
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