Aircon Problems

[swerve]

After the winter I discovered the aircon on my '97 Diesel Bongo needed re gassing.

Duly done locally, at the second attempt because I didn't go armed with the knowledge of how much refridgerant it needed.
The very helpful man put in some green dye as well.

This morning I have gone out to the Bongo to find a small patch of green stuff on the road surface, just behind mid way down the offside of the car.
Looking underneath I can see some pipes and what appears to be a connector thingy, also showing signs of the green stuff!

So I have a leak. Apparently from the rear aircon system.

Can any experts suggest what I should do? Try and tighten any unions there are there, or leave it to an expert?

In the 2 years I have owned it I can't remember ever having used the rear aircon so probably the solution, if this isn't an easy fix is to blank off the rear aircon, but how and where do you do this?

Peter

[321Away]

there are rubber o-rings in the connectors there which can perish and leak over time
Julian

[Cosmic Bus]

I had this and replace the rings but my problem turned out to be the rear matrix itself leaking.

After getting a 2nd hand part on and all's well in that neck of the woods, I have a leak in the pipe. Right where the first holding bracket is. Don't want to not have rear aircon, but i am hoping i can get the pipe repaired without having a 2nd hand section put on.

[jaylee]

In the 2 years I have owned it I can't remember ever having used the rear aircon so probably the solution, if this isn't an easy fix is to blank off the rear aircon, but how and where do you do this?

Peter

The rear AC cooler comes on with the front regardless of the settings in the back... When set to cold, a flap covers the heater matrix (which is always hot when the engine is up to temperature) & directs the chilled air which is drawn from the inside of the back of the van (recirc) & blown out the vents.. Depending on where routed..

http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html


The AC system.. http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html

Hope this helps!?

[mikeonb4c]

I had this and replace the rings but my problem turned out to be the rear matrix itself leaking.

After getting a 2nd hand part on and all's well in that neck of the woods, I have a leak in the pipe. Right where the first holding bracket is. Don't want to not have rear aircon, but i am hoping i can get the pipe repaired without having a 2nd hand section put on.

I've posted on this before, but when I bought my Bongo tthe vendor managed to get a replacement aircon pipe fabricated in one day, and at no cost to me, as a condition of (private) sale. So there must be fabricators out there - we just need to source some and get them on the Bongo database.