Mark Hickey wrote:
> Hi, all...
>
> I've got an '85 Spider 2000, and since I'm in Arizona (where the
> temperatures reached 112F / 45C recently), it's pretty im****tant to
> have a working air conditioner.
>
> My Spider has some sort of slow leak I'm chasing (it'll lose its
> charge in a matter of weeks or months), so I've injected some
> leak-detection dye into the system (so far, to no avail - I'm afraid
> the leak is inside the dash area).
>
> A couple questions...
>
> 1) The car was converted from R12 to R134a refrigerant, which requires
> putting an extension on the compressor's low-pressure ****t. This
> extension ends up being about an inch below the distributor, so any
> time I want to add / check the refrigerant, I have to pull the
> distributor out of the car. Has anyone out there had / cured this
> problem (with a right angle extension or ????).
>
> 2) Where are the most common points you've had refrigerant leaks in
> your Alfas? I'm wondering if the shop that did the 134a conversion
> skipped the "hard part" up under the dash near the eva****ator. It was
> by the previous owner's mechanic, so I have no way of knowing for
> sure.
I'm utterly no expert on A/C but why would it have refrigerant in the
dash area? AFAIK the colling takes place under the bonnet and cold air
is passed into the vent system. Of course I could be and probably am
talking rubbish.
C
>
> Thanks,
> Mark "sizzling" Hickey
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