Replaced the Evaporator over the weekend because it was leaking, also replaced the heater core as well as the AC Accumulator. Let the system sit with a vacuum on it for an hour after everything was reassembled, it held fine. Charged the system, it worked for about 2 days, and now the compressor is short cycling. Started looking for a leak and found one it appears on the line running from the accumulator to the compressor.
Now, my question is in regards to the gaskets/orings supplied with the accumulator. The factory setup just had the O-ring. Nothing else. So that's what I installed it with. Apparently that was incorrect with this new accumulator?
They ship this one with Orings in addition to these little metal gaskets. Do I use the metal gasket in conjunction with the oring? Has anyone dealt with this style before? I've never seen a metal gasket like this used along with an oring, but maybe I'm wrong.
Any help would be appreciated, it was 93 here today with dewpoints in the low 70's lol.
Also, if you do use those little metal gaskets, what do you do with the tabs that go over the studs? Just bend them over or break them off?
Now, my question is in regards to the gaskets/orings supplied with the accumulator. The factory setup just had the O-ring. Nothing else. So that's what I installed it with. Apparently that was incorrect with this new accumulator?
They ship this one with Orings in addition to these little metal gaskets. Do I use the metal gasket in conjunction with the oring? Has anyone dealt with this style before? I've never seen a metal gasket like this used along with an oring, but maybe I'm wrong.
Any help would be appreciated, it was 93 here today with dewpoints in the low 70's lol.
Also, if you do use those little metal gaskets, what do you do with the tabs that go over the studs? Just bend them over or break them off?