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AC condensor dented 850

posted by  yxc168 on  Tue May 2 05:43 CST 2006
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Hi,
I just got involved in a minor accident and had a couple of dents on the AC condensor (two bolts/nuts holding the horns made the dents). The dents were about a quarter-inch diameter and 1/8 inch deep. I would appreciate your thoughtful comments regarding whether I should replace the condensor or I can still use A/C over the summer with dented condensor. Thanks.







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    AC condensor dented 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be Ron on  Tue May 2 06:12 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    Unless it's leaking, don't worry about it







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      AC condensor dented 850

      posted by  yxc168 on  Tue May 2 14:24 CST 2006
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      Thanks for the tip. I will take a look into the dented area carefully then. Any quick way to check the leakage like oil, coolant, etc.? Thanks.








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        AC condensor dented 850

        posted by  EV11 on  Tue May 2 20:50 CST 2006
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        to check the coolant leak, the only sure way is to get R134a coolant with a dye in it, and use that to chargew your system. The typical dyes glow under UV, you use a black light. Works really well, just be careful not to spray the dye all over the place when you put it in the charge port.
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        96 850 wagon







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