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Old 05-31-2012, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris_ View Post
Yes, I'm absolutely certain. There are no leaks anywhere else in the system, and the system works when freshly charged, but only for a few days. Please elaborate on pods. I'm not familiar with them and their issues.

I don't remember the exact count because I haven't done a podectomy in a long time, but there are about a half dozen vacuum diaphragm pods under the dash that have a finite lifespan. The only one that I believe to be replacable without pulling the dash is the one for defrost. You can get at it, barely, by pulling the glove box liner.

If you determine beyond a shadow of a doubt that the evaporator is your leak, don't even DREAM of doing the job without replacing the pods. One of them, the fresh air pod, if bad can render your a/c almost as useless as if the refrigeration portion were non operational.

How have you determined that the evap is leaking? Dye? Electronic Leak Detector? Make DARN sure it is your problem before attacking this project.
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