Date:         Fri, 6 Jul 2018 19:36:54 +0200
Reply-To:     Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
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From:         Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
Subject:      Re: URGENT: A/C dryer O-ring size
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Yes, because of the headliner, I am sure. The Hose was damaged where it
curves/hangs freely. No rubbing, no brittle.

Plus some other nuts and shells and stuuf in the engine
compartment...during winter break.

Am 06.07.2018 um 19:31 schrieb Dennis Haynes:
> Sure it was a mouse? I have seen this hose fail in this location many times. Some combination of the bend with vibration, maybe even hitting the panel underneath as the engine moves. I’ve replaced this hose more than any other on the AC.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> From: Raimund Feussner <ray@v6bus.de>
> Sent: Friday, July 6, 2018 1:26 PM
> To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: URGENT: A/C dryer O-ring size
>
>
> Got a few, pheww!
>
> Replacement reason is a f**k**g mouse munching through the low pressure hose coming from the evap down the D-pillar.
> Behind the taillight, where the hose makes the 90° turn into horizontal, it created a leak (hope its nose froze off!).
>
> Unfortunately, rain etc exactly hit that hole and set the compressor under water: Blocked and crumbled.
>
> Luckily, no (fluid) water anywhere else. So hose repaired, new compressor, new drier, new expansion valve (old one was greasy when I installed years ago) and blowing out the system (with Nitrogen).
>
> Compressor, Drier and refilling tomorrow.
> Raimund
> Am 06.07.2018 um 17:02 schrieb Dennis Haynes:
>
> Sorry,
>
> Sometimes I forget that there are folks from many different places where accessibility for some stuff is different.
>
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> If you have the new part, you can use that for a guide for the o-ring. The ring need an inner ID to fit a tube going into that bore and the OD a snug fit into the step opening, thickness to be just above the top of the fitting, that is where the real seal occurs when the hose is tightened.
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> Just out of curiosity, why are you looking to change the filter/dryer? Is this part of other repairs? They last forever or until contaminated by a system failure or bad repairs, or the outer casing rusts through.
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> Dennis
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> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com><mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> on behalf of Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE><mailto:ray@V6BUS.DE>
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> Subject: Re: URGENT: A/C dryer O-ring size
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> That´s the point, I have no sample available and don´t know which
> standardized size this is!
> I wanted to exchange the drier tomorrow, need new o-rings, and don´t
> have access to the vehicle until late this evening.
>
> A/C are still kept a secret in Germany. :-(
>
> Thanks Frank for the offer, but US->Germany for tomorrow...no!
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> Raimund
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> Am 06.07.2018 um 10:10 schrieb Frank Condelli:
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>>> On Jul 6, 2018, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM><mailto:LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Team,
>>>
>>> can someone please urgently tell me the size of the Vanagon 86+ A/C
>>> dryer O-rings?
>>>
>>> I think OE number is 803 260 749.
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Frank Condelli
>> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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