A split tube or cracked joint can hold a vacuum and release pressure. The vacuum tends to pull cracks back together, temporarily making a tight seal.
-Dave Walton On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well I started up the 190D today and the ac was not kicking in. Pulled > the wires off the pressure switch and jumped them, compressor starts. > CRAP. Either I got a leak or the switch went bad. I pulled a vacuum on > that thing and it held just fine, If I had a leak big enough to leak > out from Sunday to today, I would think it would not have held a vacuum. > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, > 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, > 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, > 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb > http://www.okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
