[Shotimes] A/C Question

[Donald Mallinson]

Be carful!

If the reason they want to replace all the stuff under the 
dash is because they can't find the leak (A leak is what 
started this...right?) then they might be looking in the 
wrong spot.

I got the same assessment, and when I took my car to Mike 
Courtney's in MN, he knew where to look.  under the 
insulation on the hard lines that run under the battery 
tray.  Stuck the "sniffer" in there and got a hit on a leak.

Those lines sweat under the insulation and rust out but it 
is hard to see, and most A/C techs don't know to look there 
on the SHO.

The parts under the dash are not normal items that go bad.

Don Mallinson

Jeff Hancock wrote:
> Hey Gang,
> 
> I took my '91 to get the A/C serviced and it was discovered that I have a bad
> accumulator and dryer. Replacement and recharge was quoted at $1500. Is this
> reasonable? They say they have to take the dash completely out.....labor was
> $900 of the quote. Any ideas? Can this be a DYI project?
> 
> Thanks
> Jeff
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