RonSerling
Member
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2013
- Messages
- 87
- Reaction score
- 13
- Points
- 8
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- ummmmm 4" could be 6 but its a TTB and the little bugger varies from time to time !! LOL
- Tire Size
- 33/12.5 15
A good day Ranger Fans !!! Well I have a 93 Ranger that has pretty much been a long term project and when ever I have had issues with it I was always able to get some great advice and answers here at the Ranger Station Forums. So now the mechanical issues have been pretty nicely ironed out and with the new engine and trans that I built she runs like a monster now. I am working on some of the accessories now and I felt it was time to do a major overhaul of the A/C system so off to Rock Auto I went and had a field day ordering all new Four Seasons parts. I got compressor, dryer a new condenser and evaporator plus the suction/discharge with manifold lines and also the new o-ring kit and an orifice tube. So I took a weekend and took my time and tried to make sure everything was installed correctly and then I brought out the trusty vacuum pump and took it down to -20 and left it overnight to make sure there were no leaks. Came out the next day and it seemed fine as it was still at -20 so I proceeded to charge the system and brought it up to specs with a new shot of PAG oil and a couple cans of R134 and she seemed to work fine. About a week after the charging it started blowing hot air so I hooked it to the machine and evacuated the system and there was only like 9 ozs. in it. So I vacuumed it once again and refilled it plus this time I added fluorescent dye into it and let it run again. Sure enough about a week goes by and it is blowing warm again so I took out the black light and checked everywhere !! I could not find an traces of the die anywhere !! So now I am puzzled and and wondering is there any other ways of detecting a leak beside the dye method. I am hoping there might be another way before I tear into it and go replacing all the o-rings again as a precaution. So if there is any way anyone can tell me I would really appreciate it. I generally have gotten great advice here from everyone especially Ron D so I am hoping someone can give me another option on this.
Thanks in advance and I look forward to the responses
Thanks in advance and I look forward to the responses