Ur-q A/C repair
Ti Kan
ti at amb.org
Thu Aug 9 10:56:02 EDT 2001
Arryn Milne writes:
> Gary, et. al.,
> I'm in the process of converting my '86 5k to R-134a, and thought
> I'd pass something on. I haven't had a chance to see if it meets claims
> yet (hopefully I will in the coming week), but others may be interested in
> a replacement for you FOV (Fixed Orifice Valve). The VOV (Variable Orifice
> Valve) is designed to be a drop-in replacement for your FOV, and is
> designed by one of those responsible for the FOV.
> At 10:26 AM 8/9/01 -0400, GMBCHEF at aol.com wrote:
> >Hello again. How may of you listers have replaced the expansion valve on your
> >Ur-qs or 4000s?. I have to do mine if I want A/C for the rest of summer.
The type 81/85 cars (4000, CGT, UrQ) A/C systems use an expansion valve,
not a FOV (or VOV). This is different than that in the type 44 (which
does use a FOV).
-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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