Re: Blown A/C hose

["David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxx>" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

There is a pressure relief valve on the A/C compressor for just such a 
reason. In all likelyhood you did not blow a hose, just the safety 
valve. It is supposed to reset but sometimes they will continue to 
leak. Even if you didn't damage anything you at least need to recharge 
the system. Find a good A/C shop in your area and have the system leak 
tested and recharged. If the shop is really good they will replace the 
safety and refill the system with fresh oil too. This might be a good 
time to switch over to one of the drop-in replacements for R-12 
anyway. I am having good luck with R-414a, a blended drop-in 
replacement. It blows colder then R-12, is compatible with the 
origional oil and seals, and is a lot cheaper.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "delorean3543 <Delorean3543@xxxx>" 
<Delorean3543@xxxx> wrote:
> I developed a coolant leak (which I have since fixed) and lost most 
> of the fluid. with no coolant in the radator the fans quit working. 
I 
> was out of town at the time so I put some stop leak in the system 
and 
> began filling and bleeding the system in hopes of making it home 
till 
> I could do a permenent fix. I my haste I forgot to turn off the A/C, 
> the system over heated and a hose (I assume) blew followed by a 
large 
> R 12 discharge. I work off shore a lot and have not had time to look 
> for the place where the system blew but I know it was some where in 
> the engine compartment. Any body have a suggestion where to look 
> first, i.e. which A/C hose comming off the compressor? As it turns 
> out my fan was not going to work because it had throne the blade off 
> the motor. I ended up renting a flat bed trailer and calling a 
friend 
> with a truck. Everything is fixed now except the A/C and I have 
> relearned an old lesson....Haste really does make waste. Thanks to 
> all who can help