Possible causes of refrigerant leaking into drain water ?

2002 DODGE DAKOTA
132,000 MILES
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ROCKER5762
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I had no pressure in system so I added a can of r134a. a/c started working initially. about an hour later turned it on again and it stopped working thats when I noticed the refrigerant in the drain water on the floor of the garage.
Jul 1, 2012 at 8:51 AM
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CARADIODOC
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There won't be any refrigerant anywhere because it will have evaporated. Did you add a can of refrigerant with dye in it? If that is showing up in the condensed water from the drain, the evaporator in the dash is leaking.
Jul 1, 2012 at 9:34 AM
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