Baby, it's cold inside!

[gatesj at mailblocks.com (John Gates)]

Charge it with a proper manifold like what Jim listed from HF, with a 
can of refrigerant with the UV dye added.  Then get one of the little 
UV penlights from your FLAPS, run the system for a while and the leak 
will scream out at you with the UV light.  Usually just o-rings or 
seals.

John Gates
--
'97 Jetta GLX
'85 Scirocco

-----Original Message-----
From: Camron D. Crouse <camron@worldaccessnet.com>
To: Jim Jarrett <jarrett@rpa.net>
Cc: Scirocco <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 22:34:43 -0700
Subject: Re: Baby, it's cold inside!

Jim Jarrett wrote:

> What I ended up doing was...
[etc.]

 and begin to
> blow cold. > > 
/===============================================================\
> | Jim Jarrett,McFarland, WI
Awesome write-up, how about a tech note on VWC??

Would love to fix my AC myself. Had it topped off a couple winters ago 
during some additional repairs, but by the time summer rolled around, I 
think everything leaked out because I had no cold.

  A major local shop is currently running a coupon for "Free A/C 
inspection with approved repairs (value US $55.95)" and I have been 
tempted to use it just to get the cold back. But by the time labor plus 
parts (prolly cheap aftermarket) plus markup all adds up, the $$ 
"saved" is likely no money at all. Just not sure how to deal with 
leaks...

- Camron from Vancouver, WA USA
  '86.5 Black 16V 2.0L Scirocco

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