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Question: AC Recharge

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buckerett, Mesa, ID, August 22, 2009, 08:07
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If the AC compressor is leaking, could using the do it yourself recharge freon stop the small leak I have and will it last?

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, August 22, 2009, 10:45
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    The recharge kit is usually only a temporary repair. The Air conditioning system will have to be evacuated, leaks fixed and the system recharged to have any lasting repair.

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