# Car Airconditioner: Is There Any Way To Fix this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 16, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-airconditioner-is-there-any-way-to-fix-this/299665 "2005-04-16T20:24:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chaparralv8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@chaparralv8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaparralv8)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-airconditioner-is-there-any-way-to-fix-this/299665/21 "2005-04-19T22:23:19Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > The first warm day…I push the button for my A/C…and nothing happens! No cold air! So, I do some elemtary checking…the blower runs, all fuses are OK, the relay that controls the compressor is OK. So, I decide to try recharging the system…bingo! Things start cooling off…then I hear an ominous hiss! The refridgerent (don’t worry, its that non-harmful new stuff) is leaking from the comptressor, at the high side. An aluminum pipe enters he cmpressor, with a welded joint (whichis cracked-that’s where all the refridgereht has leaked out). > Could I take this part off and try having it reweleded ? It is aluminum. Or, could I patch the hole with high-strength epoxy? I’m sure this part is subjeced to high pressure. > Anyway, should I attempt this myself? or is it better to go to the dealer? It’s an aluminum pipe. How good are you at “heli-arc” (TIG) welding? Tubes are harder than flat sections… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-airconditioner-is-there-any-way-to-fix-this/299665.md?page=1)