A/C repair & restoration options

Pete_89T2 · 07-22-2011, 01:34 PM

My A/C is now fixed and once again ice cold, and not a minute too soon with the 100*F temps today! Anyway, it would appear that one of the O-rings on the receiver/dryer literally disintegrated itself over the past 22 years; the ring that came out looked more like a rubber skid mark than an O-ring. Put on a new receiver/dryer, and had the shop evacuate the system for about 45 minutes on a deep vacuum. Then I had them check to verify that it could hold vacuum for at least 30 minutes after shutting off the vacuum pump. It did, so I had it charged to spec with R12 and had them add in some UV leak detect dye just incase. With the temps today at about 100*F, my vents were blowing out air at 47~50*F once it was fully charged, not too shabby.

FerociousP · 07-22-2011, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete_89T2

My A/C is now fixed and once again ice cold, and not a minute too soon with the 100*F temps today! Anyway, it would appear that one of the O-rings on the receiver/dryer literally disintegrated itself over the past 22 years; the ring that came out looked more like a rubber skid mark than an O-ring. Put on a new receiver/dryer, and had the shop evacuate the system for about 45 minutes on a deep vacuum. Then I had them check to verify that it could hold vacuum for at least 30 minutes after shutting off the vacuum pump. It did, so I had it charged to spec with R12 and had them add in some UV leak detect dye just incase. With the temps today at about 100*F, my vents were blowing out air at 47~50*F once it was fully charged, not too shabby.

Glad to see you got it squared away. How much was the R-12? Do you still have your arm and/or leg?

Pete_89T2 · 07-22-2011, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FerociousP

Glad to see you got it squared away. How much was the R-12? Do you still have your arm and/or leg?

Still have all my limbs, but he charged almost $50 per can of R12, and it took two of them (28 oz). Seems to be the market rate. On ebay, R12 runs about $45~50 per can with shipping from the "buy it now" dealers. You can find it cheaper on ebay auctions and might get lucky, but after bidding on a few of them and not winning, I got fed up waiting.

07-22-2011, 01:34 PM	#1
Pete_89T2 Lifetime Rotorhead Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elkton, MD Posts: 874 Rep Power: 16	My A/C is now fixed and once again ice cold, and not a minute too soon with the 100F temps today! Anyway, it would appear that one of the O-rings on the receiver/dryer literally disintegrated itself over the past 22 years; the ring that came out looked more like a rubber skid mark than an O-ring. Put on a new receiver/dryer, and had the shop evacuate the system for about 45 minutes on a deep vacuum. Then I had them check to verify that it could hold vacuum for at least 30 minutes after shutting off the vacuum pump. It did, so I had it charged to spec with R12 and had them add in some UV leak detect dye just incase. With the temps today at about 100F, my vents were blowing out air at 47~50*F once it was fully charged, not too shabby.