1966 Barracuda A/C question

lou3500 said
I have my own A/C tools to do the vacuum check, my thoughts exactly was prior to tearing it all apart was replacing all the seals, having the lines remade and trying it again I have removed most of the lines in the engine bay and the seals were dried out [I couldn't get to the fire wall ones Easley so those are for later]. I also have to find a dryer or have my original one repacked, long ago I thought I saw something about a company that could cut open the dryer and replace the dessicant and seal it up [weld?] again.

double check the seals on the compressor shaft. my rV2 was leaking like a sieve. I found it once I got dye into it.
I discovered ALL my o rings and seals had dried out from old age but that one was the worst one for me. I had to rent an A/c clutch removal tool to get to the seals but it was an easy fix I just lubed it up with ester oil and gently replaced it in it's place. that one seal pretty much solved all my leaks really. It was leaking so bad I couldn't hold vacuum at all. the o rings just let it leak out slowly but the seal was a blowout . they all got replaced on my old car. the one I'm working on now is not stock by any means, it's getting a parallel condenser and a later model sanden compressor with new custom lines and a later model expansion valve plumbed in..

I heard there is a place in Tampa florida that does that, I don't know the name of it,but can ask around if anyone knows. It won't do me any good since I don't have an early A drier to send to them though:D. I'm still looking for 2 of them to get rebuilt.