Re: [Chrysler300] AC leaks - my $0.02

["PaddyCaddy ." <paddycaddy@xxxx>]

I obviously do not have AC on a C300 - but my 1970 Cadillac was notorious 
for leaking a pound or two of R-12 a year. We all know how expensive that 
can be. A buddy of mine who runs a repair shop specializing in AC and 
brakes insisted I was spending too much money with him every year (a friend 
indeed) and insisted the two of us take a Saturday afternoon and a six pack 
and replace every small rubber "0" ring in the system at the end of the 
hoses.

THE TRICK OF THE OPERATION WAS TO SOAK ALL THE "O" RINGS IN MINERAL OIL 
RIGHT UP UNTIL SECONDS BEFORE THE INSTALLATION.

3 years later - and with the weather in Central Virginia being as it has 
been this summer - I'm a believer in this process. I haven't put any R-12 
in this car since that sweaty afternoon - and I haven't had a sweaty 
afternoon in my car since...

Just one man's opinion. And I don't own or drive anything built after 
1970.

Sean.




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