Date:         Mon, 13 Jan 1997 10:40:43 +0100
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From:         Philippe Oudot <p_oudot@worldnet.fr>
Subject:      Re: What colour is freon?

At 20:28 12/01/1997 -0600, you wrote:
>Harry Yates wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Everyone.  Well, I started up the van today in the garage, and I
>> put on the a/c to run the compressor.  After a few minutes, I noticed
>> some "smoke" from the one of the exhaust pipes (the back pipe that
>> goes left to right).  After some time, I noticed some "pinkish" oily
>> stuff on the concrete floor.
>> 
>> Hmm.. the power steering is on the right side, and this is on the
>> left side.  I couldn't find any source of the leak.
>> 
>> After the engine had cooled down a bit, I crawled under the van to
>> inspect. The only thing that is above that exhaust pipe is the a/c
>> compressor.  So, if it is the a/c that is leaking, is freon or
>> refrigerant pink?
>> 
>> Easily puzzled,
>> 
>> Harry
>> ---------------------------------------------------------
>> Harry Yates, Langley, BC, Canada
>> '90 Syncro Westfalia www:   http://www.bcit.bc.ca/~hyates
>> '87 Golf Diesel      email: hyates@bcit.bc.ca
>> '91 Miata (Millie)
>
>Freon does not exist as a liquid at ambient pressure.  The oil in the 
>system does however, but is not usually colored.  Dyes are sometimes 
>used for leak detection in refrigerent systems.  I suspect the pink 
>fluid is transmission fluid if you have an automatic.
>
>Larry
>
>
Hum! Larry, don't you remember than no Syncro exist with AT... :<)

Philippe