Hello All,
Having trouble with my AC. When charged with 134a it runs well but won’t hold a charge very long. New drier and rebuilt compressor. I will be looking for leaks again soon. I say again as I have been looking for leaks on and off for about a week now. I did find that when I rebuilt the compressor I assembled the spring loaded seal crank seal wrong and had a leak there. Fixed that and there is no more evidence of leakage there.
My questions to the forum are:
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Is there any way to open the box just a little bit inside the dash to get a peek at the evaporator? Maybe just enough to shine a flash light in there to look for leak evidence? Maybe get my little mirror on a stick and look around? I have collected the condensation from the box drain and don’t see anything in the water that makes me think the evaporator is leaking.
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Can the expansion valve be taken apart to inspect and or clean? There is a hex head that looks to be an assembly detail. Not sure I want to take it apart due to the fact that when it is charged it does well.
Thanks in advance.
Gary