07 Oct 11 07:33, TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:


 RW>> MH> I was considering using some JB Weld on the problem spot once
 RW>> I'm
 RW>> MH> sure of the location (for the A/C leak).  It depends where the
 RW>> MH> problem is.

 RW>> I wouldn't recommend that. I'd find the problem and then buy the
 RW>> parts required to fix it and do the work when the system is blowing
 RW>> warm again. Then recharge the system and check to make sure the
 RW>> repair corrected the problem. Legally you're required to recover any
 RW>> coolant in the system, but if it's leaking down on it's own, blowing
 RW>> warm, there isn't much left to recover. Recovering the coolant is
 RW>> done on a machine designed to vaccum the system to get any moisture
 RW>> that's in the system as well.

 TW> I agree. While JB Weld at times can be a magic cure Refigerent is
 TW> slipery stuff and leaks just because it can it seems at times.
 TW> Part or Seal replacement is the best in the long run.

I've seen a lot of JB repairs in my time and I've found that it eventually
was an impairment to actually fixing the problem. AKA a 'butcher job'...

                R\%/itt


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