I agree with Ken. I just did that, and the cost was as he quoted. Don't buy
the hose. You can snake the old one out in less than half an hour. Putting
the new one back in, with a bottle of soap handy, is easier than removing
the old hardened hose.
Jim

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Take your old line off, go to a local A/C shop or hydraulic hose shop,
> get them to make you a new one, it will be around $95 or maybe less.
> That is the cheapest/best way to go.  Hope this helps,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
>
> Jack R. wrote:
>
>> My 84 Westy has a leak in the AC line, (high side) in the rubber hose,
>> about
>> 12 inches from the compressor, beyond the ridged line.
>>
>>
>>
>> I price the replacement hose which runs from the back all the way forward
>> to
>> the condenser, the cost of this line in excess of $325.
>>
>>
>>
>> I wondered if anyone has come up with an alternate solution to replacing
>> the
>> entire line.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions welcome. no rush, as it is currently 59 degrees in
>> Detroit!!!  But, I know summer is going to be here soon. I hope!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> Jack R.
>>
>> 84 Westy Wolfie.
>>
>>
>>