Seems like some other vanagoneers had problems with their AC hoses. I was wondering if a stuck "expansion valve" could contribute to the hoses failing from too much pressure. My "expansion valve" looked pretty crusty when I replaced it during the conversion to R134a. Any opinions ? Harald 90 westy. > On Fri, 10 Jul 1998, William Carden wrote: > > > We were driving to the store today and Boom, and a hisssssssss for about four > > minutes. I thought it was a tire, wrong! R-12 hissssssss, sorry about the > > plant but we just bought the westy last thursday. > > Do they sell this type of hose at the local parts store or is it a dealer only part. > > I guess this would be a good time to make the switch after replacing all > > the hose's > > Bill > > 87 Westy Gl > > 84 Westy for sale > > 84 Wolfy > > 66 Camper > > |
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