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Originally Posted by vstech
Yes... I was VERY disappointed to find this leak in the syatem... DO NOT USE WRENCHES TO ATTACH SENDERS TO DRYERS!!!
They will thread in with finger force just fine...
A trick I use is set the parts together and gently unscrew the parts until you feel the threads click. Then stop and gently thread together.
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I will definitely keep this in mind.
Another good plug for the pressure test method after reassembly. I had a small cylinder of dry co2 John loaned me to put pressure on the system. The leak was very slight but definitely perceptible on the gauges if you waited a few minutes. You could also hear it hissing ever so slightly. This is with 150 psi on the system.
Unfortunately I used up almost all the co2 for flushing and used up all the remaining co2 trying to chase the leak until I realized what I had done. Went up to John's yesterday morning hoping that he had a fix for it but no. So I am getting my new parts in on Friday and I assure you that I will handle those like a brain surgeon and then hopefully I will be able to get back to riding with ac after a month.
If I had gone straight to pulling a vacuum it would likely not have been noticeable since you are effectively only putting -15 psi on the system. Except it would have sucked moisture in that bad joint and contaminated the system.