Stopped at a light today behind an older Diesel Mercedes. All of a sudden I'm engulfed by what I thought was smoke. Got around teh diesel and everything was fine.....except my Air Conditioner started blowing warm air.

A quick check underhood revealed the A/C line from the condensor to the compressor that had rubbed up against a bracket, and wore a hole right through it
The "smoke" I saw, was a cloud of my R134a rapidly leaving the system.

This oughta turn into a couple hundred dollar repair.

Moral: With all that motor, and no room....double check all your wiring and lines.

 

No need for that just now. Mine are in a box on a shelf in the garage.

 

sell one to me cheep

 

Well if the summer gets too bad, the whole mess might need to go right back in. But, for now, i'm happy to have it out of the car - makes it a LOT better to work on. Sorry, but I don't want to part it out.

 

yea i lost mine the same way last year

 

The high pressure line from the condensor to the drier was rubbing up against the battery for who knows how long and cracked on me last week..while I was charging the system after replacing the drier and compressor. It's good now though..only $37

 

Of course it has to happen at the beginning of summer.
Thanks for the heads up!