1996 Honda Accord a/c leak

1996 HONDA ACCORD
140,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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SKRIEGS
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a/c stopped working,compressor wouldn't cycle. I added freon to system and comvaporatorpressor started cycling and a/c seemed to cool just fine. Next morning a/c dischared again. I added freon with a dye and found dye was dripping out of drain tube. Do I have a bad evaporator??? Thanks in advance for any help-SK
Jul 11, 2010 at 3:51 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Fair chance that this is the case, to prove it you can get an electronic sniff test done in the air vents as well, but the dye is a dead giveaway.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jul 11, 2010 at 5:07 PM
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