My AC hose seems to be leaking at the connection so the hose goes into this connector and it seems the connector is not tight enough and is leaking. Since, I know nothing on these does anyone on the list have experience. Wise ones
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Yep.
Time to get a new hose.
It is really long and goes all the way from the back engine compartment under the rocker and inside the car .. it will be no fun to do.
I'm building an AC system for my IM. If you can't get the connection to seal using Teflon tape (unlikely, but cheap to try), you'll need to replace the hose and connections on the hose.
Ifound a local company to build the hoses for me. It wasn't cheap, but I had sold my AC hose crimping equipment and decided I didn't want to do it again. Ask around at car parts stores.
Ray, how bad is the leak? Mine does that a little too, I did have Henry look at it when the car was up there in 2015 . It is better but still leek a little. It's on Sandy's side, we don't run the air that much but she just throws a small towel down there. She doesn't care about the car, just her shoes getting wet 😂
It’s not that kind of leak, Marty. The leak he’s talking about is in the refrigeration system, not in the condensate removal.
He’s leaking R134a, not water. But depending on how bad it is, just adding a can of gas every summer doesn’t seem like a bad solution.
But depending on how bad it is, just adding a can of gas every summer doesn’t seem like a bad solution.
Oh, you have the tree huggers running in circles yelling "ozone layer depletion, the world ends in 10 years!" On my Toyota - where hard aluminum cable parts joint there was a silicone/rubber O-ring plus the tightening nut bit. I had to replace to get a good seal. If its the flexible hydraulic line where it's crimped on - suspect like Stan said it needs a new cable -- or the end replaced (might be able to do on the car).
R134a has no ozone depletion potential. We have not moved on to the new crisis, which is global warming potential.
Well if the dye can finally all come out I might test to see how long the coolant lasts before I go for the whole change up. Marty condensation happens on mine too
thanks for the help.
I usually end up going every 1-2 summers for a top up. It seems these aftermarket systems sometimes have issues or is it just the length of the hose?
@Stan Galat I was wondering if a gear clamp, the good ones, with sometype of sealant could be done to completely encase the joint and seal it. Kind of like molding a rubber or sillicone encasement. Ear mold silicone the stuff is like unbelievable in keeping a shape.
J-Weld ?
The hose is the major hose coming from the engine and I am sure that I would have a lot of fun to change it. Just saying.
Ray, in my experience I've had very poor luck trying to get a long lasting reseal of a crimped AC connector. Another option is to just cut off the last foot or so of the big hose and have a short replacement end made up. You can connect two same sized hoses together with special screw clamps and a short piece of pipe. Exact length and location depends on where you have the best access to the hose and where it creates the least amount of stress on the connection.
Mike
It just struck me (I’m a bit slow sometimes) how odd it is for us to be having this conversation on a site about Speedsters. Let’s face it, they used to barely have tops, much less creature comforts like A/C. And here I am soon to be (at least I hope so) drinking the same Kool-Aid.
Thanks Mike, I might be able to get someone to do that I will investigate
IaM-Ray posted:@Stan Galat I was wondering if a gear clamp, the good ones, with sometype of sealant could be done to completely encase the joint and seal it. Kind of like molding a rubber or sillicone encasement. Ear mold silicone the stuff is like unbelievable in keeping a shape.
J-Weld ?
The hose is the major hose coming from the engine and I am sure that I would have a lot of fun to change it. Just saying.
So-- short answer is, "do you have any confidence of these various repairs holding 250 psi in a vibrating and hot condition?" I don't.
As you know, the crimped connection is leaking. If you can fit a hydraulic hose crimp set-up in there, you might be able to re-crimp it. Alternately, you can cut it off at the end of the collar, and try to cut the ferrule off of the fitting, get another ferrule, push the (shortened) hose onto the fitting, and re-crimp the new ferrule.
... or just bite the bullet and get a new hose.
The question isn't "why is it leaking". The question I have is why some of them don't.
Good question Stan it seems rather rudimentary as a crimp’ System..
I think the issue for me is that if I can save it and maybe add some coolant every year or so I can live with it
Stay tuned for further updates
I recall a leak on Vince's old Speedster "El Diablo" and I found this old picture.
I'll say what everyone is thinking:
Ray, get a new hose you hoser! LOL!
Good one baaaa
Troy Sloan posted:I recall a leak on Vince's old Speedster "El Diablo" and I found this old picture.
BWAAAAAA HAAAAAAAA!
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