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2 minutes ago, kevboost7 said:

Did you re-gas yourself?

No. That is totally illegal. Punters are not permitted to buy most refrigerants in Australia. Certainly not old not-very-nice ones like R134a. (I converted my car to R134a from R12 many years ago. I think the Neo compressor I have now is native R134a anyway, so I would have had to convert the gas when I did the engine swap anyway, if it was not already done, which it was).

The evaporator is under the dash, and being a heat exchanger is made of thin section aluminium that is prone to eventually giving up the structural fight and cracking. There are also joints between it and the plumbing and the TX valve and so on. Every other connection and seal in the system is a potential leak point. There's rotary seals in the compressor, o-rings and similar seals at the hose connections to the compressor, the receiver dryer and condensor.

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On 22/10/2024 at 10:55 AM, GTSBoy said:

AAAaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhhh!

This. So much. I tried to run mine today and it does nothing. Everything sounds normal and I can feel it sapping power so I presume the compressor is running. But it's just blowing air at ambient temperature.

Regas was a few posts earlier, ~4 weeks ago. I have had it on once since then.

Looking forward to see what you find out about yours.

Feeling a bit like Johnny where having a modern car would be nice for a change.

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