leaky AC compressor

[Hisham Amaral]

David

Do you know of any source for the AC compressor other than the CCW. I called Fort Valley their price for the compressorfor the97 WB 43ft. is $720.00for new and $620.00 for rebuild unit.

I would appreciate any informationif there are any other sourcesavailable thatsell these compressors.

Hisham Amaral

97 WB 43' Wanderlodge

West Bloomfield MI

David Brady wrote:

Thanks Eric,

It is leaking from behind the clutch in the vicinity of the
shaft seal. The AC does still cool, and quite well. I'll check
the bolts. Around 2 years ago BB replaced the a seal on
the compressor, probably the shaft seal but I don't recall
for certain. I'll have to sift through some old receipts. If
it is the shaft seal, and the ester oil is leaking out, is there
a fill plug to add oil? Will I risk damaging the unit if I
continue to run. I would guess that I would if the compressor
is starting to run low on lubricating oil.

David Brady
'02 LXi, NC

Eric Perplies wrote:

The refrigerant in your '02 is almost certainly R134a. The lube used
in the compressor is a special low
temperature ester oil. All the
lubes I have seen are colorless or nearly colorless. The red color
you see is likely a dye that has been put in the freon to identify the
position of a freon leak. It's also illuminates with UV light. You
didn't mention where the leak is. The only opening is the shaft seal,
under the clutch. On my compressor it would be very hard to see the
shaft seal area because the clutch is in the way. If the leak is
around a fitting or around a flange you may be lucky enough to have a
loose fastener.

Does your a/c system still cool?

Eric Perplies
96' 42' WBWL

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", David Brady "dmb993@..." wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> I've noticed that my AC compressor is leaking something red
> in color. Is this R12 or
R134a? Does the compressor use some
> sort of lubricant or is it lubed by the refrigerant?
>
> David
> '02 LXi, NC
>

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