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1. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:59:22 -0400; Wife has a 2003 VW Beetle. A metal a/c line has rubbed up against a bracket until a pinhole formed, releasing the R134. Anyone know of something from a tube I can slather over the hole that will hold; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00073.html (8,115 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:40:05 -0400; I don't know if anything adhesive will work. You can try splitting a piece of hose, putting it over the line, and tightening a hose clamp around it. This might work or might not. Depending on who doe; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00085.html (8,480 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:51:40 -0400; I think you're right, but then the only way they find the leak is by filling it. I'm going through this right now with my suburban. Charge lasted less than a year. They charged it, added dye and said; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00087.html (8,315 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 13:26:22 -0700; But they don't necessarily fill it with Freon. When I went through this a few years ago, I believe it was nitrogen they used for leak checking. (Turned out to be the compressor leaking through a joi; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00089.html (7,925 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: "Elton E. (Tony) Clark" <eltonclark@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:32:22 -0500; *JB weld, a small square of beer can and a good hose clamp . . think this way: the pressure may be high but you're dealing with a .002" hole so the effective pressure will only be* *.002 of high pres; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00090.html (7,920 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:39:17 -0400; Well, they filled mine with refrigerant, because it is cooling fine now. -Steve _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Sugges; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00092.html (8,835 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 16:57:59 -0400; The small piece of metal patch might be a good idea to try. I suspect the hole is larger than 0.002", but lets just assume that it is 0.031" which is about 1/32" (still pretty darned small). At 200 p; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00094.html (7,981 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:57:18 -0700; Having tried similar repairs with JB Weld, I don't believe that calculation is meaningful. I don't know all the reasons why, but one is that the tubing itself gets slightly larger under pressure. Th; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00100.html (8,791 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:00:34 -0400; I'd go with replacing the line. I know, it probably costs a million dollars at the dealership, but that's what I'd do. If this rubbing on the bracket thing is an unusual situation, I suppose one coul; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00101.html (8,211 bytes)
10. Re: [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: "Elton E. (Tony) Clark" <eltonclark@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 00:28:50 -0500; *Wait! Scott says the hole is too little to see! Let's imagine it's .003, the area would be 70 millionths of an inch and the pressure @ 300 psi would only be .002 psi! I think JB **would hold it wit; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00104.html (9,748 bytes)
11. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: scott.hall.personal at gmail.com (Scott Hall); Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:59:22 -0400; Wife has a 2003 VW Beetle. A metal a/c line has rubbed up against a bracket until a pinhole formed, releasing the R134. Anyone know of something from a tube I can slather over the hole that will hold; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00369.html (9,207 bytes)
12. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: bjshov8 at tx.rr.com (bjshov8 at tx.rr.com); Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:40:05 -0400; I don't know if anything adhesive will work. You can try splitting a piece of hose, putting it over the line, and tightening a hose clamp around it. This might work or might not. Depending on who doe; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00381.html (9,400 bytes)
13. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: strovato at optonline.net (Steven Trovato); Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:51:40 -0400; I think you're right, but then the only way they find the leak is by filling it. I'm going through this right now with my suburban. Charge lasted less than a year. They charged it, added dye and said; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00383.html (9,687 bytes)
14. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 13:26:22 -0700; But they don't necessarily fill it with Freon. When I went through this a few years ago, I believe it was nitrogen they used for leak checking. (Turned out to be the compressor leaking through a joi; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00385.html (9,662 bytes)
15. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: eltonclark at gmail.com (Elton E. (Tony) Clark); Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:32:22 -0500; *JB weld, a small square of beer can and a good hose clamp . . think this way: the pressure may be high but you're dealing with a .002" hole so the effective pressure will only be* *.002 of high pres; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00386.html (9,951 bytes)
16. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: strovato at optonline.net (Steven Trovato); Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:39:17 -0400; Well, they filled mine with refrigerant, because it is cooling fine now. -Steve; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00388.html (10,893 bytes)
17. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: bjshov8 at tx.rr.com (bjshov8 at tx.rr.com); Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 16:57:59 -0400; The small piece of metal patch might be a good idea to try. I suspect the hole is larger than 0.002", but lets just assume that it is 0.031" which is about 1/32" (still pretty darned small). At 200 p; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00390.html (9,584 bytes)
18. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:57:18 -0700; Having tried similar repairs with JB Weld, I don't believe that calculation is meaningful. I don't know all the reasons why, but one is that the tubing itself gets slightly larger under pressure. Th; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00396.html (9,933 bytes)
19. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: strovato at optonline.net (Steven Trovato); Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:00:34 -0400; I'd go with replacing the line. I know, it probably costs a million dollars at the dealership, but that's what I'd do. If this rubbing on the bracket thing is an unusual situation, I suppose one coul; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00397.html (9,509 bytes)
20. [Shop-talk] Epoxy/JB Weld on auto a/c line? (score: 1): Author: eltonclark at gmail.com (Elton E. (Tony) Clark); Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 00:28:50 -0500; *Wait! Scott says the hole is too little to see! Let's imagine it's .003, the area would be 70 millionths of an inch and the pressure @ 300 psi would only be .002 psi! I think JB **would hold it with; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00400.html (10,699 bytes)

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