Hello, I'm having problems with my AC working properly. At first it just wasn't building up any pressure when I was putting the R134a into it. Found out the O rings was missing on the compressor...put those in and the AC charged up fine and worked for a day blowing as cold as could be. Got in the car the next day, turned on the AC and it was back to normal...read the pressure again and it was obviously back to 0. My question is, on the side of the compressor (where to the lines come in and is held in by the bolt)....does this need to be impacted down or just hand tightened? We have it as tight as it can go by hand and when you look in between the compressor and the the thing the lines run into you can see some threads left....i don't know how well i described it....any takers?


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Hand tight should be just fine. I'd re-charge and use a can with the dye in it and see where it's leaking.
Don

actually, we did buy some dye and ran it through...my friend said he believes it's coming out of the pressed plug on the bottom of the compressor???? said probalby just need a new compressor...sux though cause i just bought this one from the junkyard a month ago


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Junkyard compressor's are a crap shoot. I've never had a good experience with those. A reman or new one is the way to go. FYI - Most auto parts stores have a warrenty, but that's only if you replace the compressor, dryer and O tube at the same time.
Don