Car Airconditioner: Is There Any Way To Fix this?

[chaparralv8]

@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…