<VV> AC Leak Question

[Harry Yarnell]

The dye works GREAT!. I use three different methods of finding Freon leaks;
The dye and black light.
Electronic leak detector.
Charge the system with 100# air, and soapy water in a squirt bottle looking
for bubbles.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LanningWB at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 7:28 PM
Subject: <VV> AC Leak Question


> I have a '66 Corvair with factory R-12 system that has leaked down and I
> want to find the leak.  A rebuilt compressor with a new seal was installed
last
> year.  The system was recharged then and seemed to hold the  charge over
the
> summer (at least it cooled all summer).  Over the winter  the freon leaked
out.
>
> I pressurized the system with nitrogen to 60 psi.  In 24 hours it  leaked
> down to about 35 psi.  I tried to find a leak using soap with  no luck,
however I
> have not pulled the pulley to check the seal.
>
> Does anyone know anything about the flourescent dye that AC shops use with
a
> black light to find leaks?  Does it work good?  If so, where can I  get
it?
> Or is there a better method to find the leak?  BTW, I have an  MVAC
license so
> I am "legal" to work on the system.
>
> Tx, Wade
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