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> "Zathras" <webnewsgroup@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:07:31 +0100, "GT"
> > <ContactGT_removeme_@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >>The original charge was starting to fail after 5 years, so I got it
> >>re-gassed at Kwik fit last year and it has already lost most of its
cool
> >>already. So I don't know if that is age,
> >
> > That would be my first guess. One of the metal to rubber pipes on mine
> > failed at that age though it wasn't a slow leak. Working one day but
> > not the next.
>
> I don't think its a leak - never *noticed* any fluids on the drive or
> elsewhere and it does cool down eventually, just no where near as cold
as it
> used to be and takes 10-15 minutes to get there.
It's not a fluid, so you wouldn't notice any leaks.... you should get a
little puddle of condensate on your drive if it's working properly,
though.
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