My '87 was like that so I tried a cheapo R134a conversion from FLAPS and that worked. Persistent small leak requires annual recharge. I know there's the right way to fix it but have not done so yet. Good luck!

Stephen

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> On Jun 12, 2020, at 12:16 PM, Richard Koller <brvkoller@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> My A/C has not been used in many years and I was going to attempt to
> recharge it to see if it works. Is this the wise thing to do? Or should it
> just be evacuated and recharged? It worked fine last time it was used. It
> leaked down so the compressor won't start.
> Rick