while perusing the internet I was thinking how much better my BLACK ram would be with air conditioning, now i though of even getting like an rv a/c thing or even do it larry the cable guy style with a big ol' house window air conditioner sticking out that back window.... but all of those options would be dumbbb, so i came across what i will probably need

http://www.google.com/products/catal...2397159105572#

some nice a/c hoses because im almost pretty sure its the hoses that are leaking cuz they have like aluminum foil wrapped around them and because my dads buddy put the stain stuff in the system to find the trouble spot and it was the hoses i beleive, ill check tomorrow for sure and anywhere else

so my question to the rest of you dodge ram gurus is...

a) what areas do the 1st gen rams usually have leak problems
b) would these hoses or another set of hoses like these be able to work on these trucks (special fitings?)
c) would i leave the high and low fill lines in their spots and work around them? like in this order... new hose>>old line with high/low pres. fill hole things>>>more new hose?
d)has anyone else done this that could give me some background on what I may get myself into, and what too look out for, some links to check out.. etc etc...

-Thanks guys and all help is always appreciated!

 

I think you'd be better off with junkyard hoses then trying to make those work.

 

Something like this?? that's a buddy of mine, we all used to do some foolish **** while at work... he looks and sounds like a younger Larry the cable guy, so we've always called him Larry lol...

 

rofl exactly like that! thats redneck enginuity if ive ever seen it haha, and ghost i though of that but you never know if those hoses are leaky too, i found this kit too, it seems more promising because it has high and low fitings and the crimp collars and everything

http://www.nostalgicairparts.com/air...-drier-369.php

 

alright so i went to check out the exact location of what i think is causing the freon leak, here are some pictures of what i would like to call the "trouble area" haha, so by looking at this i think im going to get a section of flex hose to replace the normal hose with because if im correct (which im usually not) the aluminum foil looking crap is not stock, right? and the leak with stuff comming out is a clog from some of that fix leak stuff that was put in the system, so im thinking if i knock out the entire section from the high side input port, all the way back to the drier, and replace it with some universal a/c system tubing from say napa or something it could possibly work since i think this to be the problem spot...

 

That foil stuff is insulation and is stock, or at least I think it is as mine has it to.

 

Erm, I don't think splicing in hose,and just using screw clamps is a very good idea........ The system operates at over 100 PSI........

 

ok well good to know its not a redneck attempt to fix the system (like this)

yeah i wasnt going to use screw clamps, i talked to my automotive guru grandfather today and he was telling me that it runs at like over 1000 psi or something like that, so we decided that instead we would pick up some aluminum tubing (which i think the original system is) and we are going to flare the ends of the replacement and original tubing on both ends and use some brass fitings (essentially like a brake line repair)

 

Yes the foil is stock. The high pressure line is all aluminum, the chances of it cracking are slim to non. Another reason why you have to have the oem line is there is a orifice in there that regulates the flow of refrigerant, with out that orifice the system will not cool. It is possible for the orifice to get plugged and not allow flow. Really it's not that expensive to replace the orifice tube and accumulator/ dryer. I spent less than a 100 to replace mine, that was through Rock Auto.

 

sounds promising, do you have a link so i could check this out? only thing i worry about is the system still leaking after the install...