It's HOT and the A/C's out!!

I have a 1994 Honda Accord LX that seems to have a freon leak. At
about this time last year the A/C started making a funny noise and
pretty soon it was blowing hot air alternating with cold air for 30
second intervals. We had the A/C checked out. The mechanic said it was
low on freon so he refilled it. He said there might be a leak and to
watch it.

Well, last week it died again, only this time it went out a lot
quicker. I'm sure there's a leak somewhere in it.

What is the best action at this point? The car is old and has nearly
200,000 miles. I don't want to spend hundreds on it, but it is very
hot now in Utah which makes having no A/C very uncomfortable. I've
seen refill kits in the newspaper adds that claim to have leak
stopping abilities. Do those work?

I would appreciate any suggestions or words of wisdom.

Thanks

 

You need to fix the leak, not cover it up. Take it to a good A/C shop
in your area and have them take a look at it. Go to a shop that does
only air conditioning, not a general garage or even a Honda dealer.
If the problem is just some seals it shouldn't cost you hundreds of
dollars to fix it. I had that problem in our Jeep Grand Cherokee and
all the gaskets in the top of the compressor had to be replaced. Cost
me $140. Fixed the problem.

Dick