General vehicle thread

[ray1970]

Have you tried refilling the system? With the age of the vehicle it?s not unreasonable that the coolant is low and doesn?t have a major leak.


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And, if you?re going to fill it or top it off I would suggest adding some dye to assist in future leak detection. Really small leaks tend to show up better with dye and a UV light than trying to locate them with a leak detector.

[Irving]

Where do you get the dye?

[TheNash]

Where do you get the dye?

Auto part stores

[newracer]

Walmart even has refill kits that include dye.

[Grant H.]

Have you tried refilling the system? With the age of the vehicle it?s not unreasonable that the coolant is low and doesn?t have a major leak.


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Thanks for the suggestion. I had tried that in the past, with no dice.

And, if you?re going to fill it or top it off I would suggest adding some dye to assist in future leak detection. Really small leaks tend to show up better with dye and a UV light than trying to locate them with a leak detector.

Had a local shop that could get it in on short notice take a look, and it turns out that the compressor was cooked.

Reclaim coolant, replace compressor, and recharge and it's all good now.

[crays]

Had a local shop that could get it in on short notice take a look, and it turns out that the compressor was cooked.

Reclaim coolant, replace compressor, and recharge and it's all good now.

What's the ballpark price for that, if you don't mind my asking?

[Irving]

Yeah I'm currently driving around the desert recharging my A/C every 30 hours or so at the moment.

[Great-Kazoo]

Yeah I'm currently driving around the desert recharging my A/C every 30 hours or so at the moment.

Drive at night, or when it's raining.

[Irving]

But then my snow tires will get cold.

[whitewalrus]

Yeah I'm currently driving around the desert recharging my A/C every 30 hours or so at the moment.

Not the place to be when it goes out


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