How To Find and Repair A/C Leak Chevy Suburban Tahoe Silverado GM Trucks
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 Published On Jul 10, 2021

This video shows you where and how to search for leaks in your vehicle's air conditioning system and what worked for a successful durable repair. No Stop Leak Used! The vehicle in the video is a 2012 Chevy Suburban with rear A/C. Never give up. Keep searching for that leak. After the repair shown in the video, this system still blows cold 1000 miles later.

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Video Index:
0:42 Leak Detection Kit
1:28 Load UV Dye into system
2:20 Search for Leak using UV Lamp
2:45 UV-Inspect Condenser
3:32 UV-Inspect lines under the hood
3:44 UV-Inspect Compressor
4:02 UV-Inspect Evaporator Drain Tubes
4:12 UV-Inspect Lines to Rear HVAC Unit
4:44 UV Detection of Dye on Right Rear Shock
5:44 UV Detection of Leak inside Right Rear Wheel Well
6:52 Live footage of leak spray
7:22 Preparing leak surface for Epoxy repair
8:38 First coat of JB Weld Epoxy
9:32 Second Coat of JB Weld
9:57 Start vehicle after JB Weld Cured
11:00 Check Repair with UV Lamp
11:24 Notes on JB Weld Adhesion
12:02 Replace Wheel Well Liner
12:20 3-Week follow up test

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