Thread: Form Rabber eround expansion valve
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Old 10-23-2004, 12:16 AM
Maki Maki is offline
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Originally Posted by pondmann
What's the form rubber around the AC expansion valve (under the dash) for. Mine is 50% disintergrated. If really needed, can I just buy new form rubber and wrap around it, (1981 300SD).

Thanks.
Compressor oil from the internals of the A/C system has a way of making the foam rubber covering crumble (IME, anyway). Does the remaining foam seem oily? You could have a leaky expansion valve.

Russ M
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