how big of a PITA is this?

4/26/2007 3:19:13 PM

Depends...you talking about a system that has been properly evacuated? What about all the peripheral parts/issues?

1. What caused the compressor to fail to begin with?

2. Did the compressor clutch or something external fail, or was the failure internal?

3. Are you planning on changing out the accumulator and the throttling device (orifice tube or expansion valve)?

4. Have you considered that, if the compressor's failure was internal, your condenser is most likely trashed?

If you're sure that it's going to be a simple swap, and you don't plan on replacing anything else, you will at the very least need to get a shop to evacuate the system. Once you've done the swap, you will need to pull a vacuum on the system for AT LEAST 30 minutes, and for at least an hour if you don't swap out the receiver/dryer or accumulator. Oh, and you need to make sure that you put the correct quantity of the correct type of AC system oil in the system prior to bolting up the hoses and whatnot. And that can be kind of hard to figure.

4/26/2007 3:48:22 PM

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"Depends...you talking about a system that has been properly evacuated? What about all the peripheral parts/issues? 1. What caused the compressor to fail to begin with? 2. Did the compressor clutch or something external fail, or was the failure internal? 3. Are you planning on changing out the accumulator and the throttling device (orifice tube or expansion valve)? 4. Have you considered that, if the compressor's failure was internal, your condenser is most likely trashed? If you're sure that it's going to be a simple swap, and you don't plan on replacing anything else, you will at the very least need to get a shop to evacuate the system. Once you've done the swap, you will need to pull a vacuum on the system for AT LEAST 30 minutes, and for at least an hour if you don't swap out the receiver/dryer or accumulator. Oh, and you need to make sure that you put the correct quantity of the correct type of AC system oil in the system prior to bolting up the hoses and whatnot. And that can be kind of hard to figure."

i hope you have that saved in a word file, cause you type that out a lot,

and let me know about joels, engine, i don't know if you're comin to raleigh this weekend, but i'm headin down to the beach tomorrow to pick up a motorcycle

4/26/2007 4:00:01 PM

^^ negro i have no idea

ac doesnt work and charging it doesnt help

holla back

4/26/2007 4:15:31 PM

shop shmop..

discharge that shizzle in the air, just dont let Adam find out.

then put the compressor back on.

and take to a shop to charge. snot cheap.

4/26/2007 11:35:43 PM