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My wife's car (91 Civic LX) has a dead A/C .. The compressor itself leaks.
I'm considering buying a remanufactured compressor and was wondering if it'd be cost-effective (since the compressor is already out, and should be empty.. right?) to just go ahead and get the system retrofitted. Are there seals elsewhere that need to be replaced? Thanks! -- -Chris http://www.ChrisGarcia.com - My Homepage http://www.Evangar.com - Affordable Web Hosting, and much more! |
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All of the seals should already be compatible with whatever you plan on
using. But you will need to flush the entire system to remove all of the oil.... because you cannot mix the two types of oil. Also, R134a will run at a higher pressure than the R12, so if you have any weak spots that weren't leaking before they might start. "Chris Garcia" <chris@evangar.com> wrote in message news:Xns9496C7B051495chrisgarcia@68.1.17.6... > My wife's car (91 Civic LX) has a dead A/C .. The compressor itself leaks. > > I'm considering buying a remanufactured compressor and was wondering if > it'd be cost-effective (since the compressor is already out, and should be > empty.. right?) to just go ahead and get the system retrofitted. Are there > seals elsewhere that need to be replaced? > > Thanks! > > -- > -Chris > http://www.ChrisGarcia.com - My Homepage > http://www.Evangar.com - Affordable Web Hosting, and much more! |
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On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 01:37:48 GMT, Chris Garcia <chris@evangar.com> wrote:
>My wife's car (91 Civic LX) has a dead A/C .. The compressor itself leaks. > >I'm considering buying a remanufactured compressor and was wondering if >it'd be cost-effective (since the compressor is already out, and should be >empty.. right?) to just go ahead and get the system retrofitted. Are there >seals elsewhere that need to be replaced? I'd suggest you take a browse through the forum Q&A at http://www.aircondition.com/ - a search on "black death" will tell you some of the bad things which can happen on quick conversions. Strictly speaking, all the seals should be replaced, the system should be flushed with solvent to remove the old R-12 lubricant and dried with forced venting before pulling vacuum and recharge. You'd also want to replace the receiver/drier and there are questions of whether the old expansion valves are compatible. At that point it becomes a question of how well you want it to work; how much work you want to do also depends on how long you want it to last. The old seals might last for say 4-5years. Rgds, George Macdonald "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me?? |
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