gary and all; the a/c on my wifes 77 newport ''beater'' that will get no repairs that arent necessary for safety or to keep it running a while longer, isnt worth the effort of the under dash slow leak repair. it will fix with stop leak or it will not work at all, it isnt worth the effort. the same goes for my 66 n/y'er, ive gone as far as replacing the compressors with sankyo 508's and with the exception of hoses, thats all they are gonna get. now, if the 300 k ram car were an a/c car, it would get fixed properly, its a matter of priorities... JEFF tucson az.