Anyone used? http://www.iceac.com/kits.html

[Ti Kan]

David writes:
> Patient is my 87.5 CGT. The compressor came loose (bolts actually
> fell out), not sure whether the bolts came out causing the belt to
> slip or whether it locked up and then the slipping belt vibrated the
> bolts out. Will be going to the store to get some new bolts and a belt
> later today, installing tomorrow...but if the compressor is shot...I
> really want to ditch the York piston type compressor in favor of a
> lighter, smaller, more efficeint rotary compressor. A company called
> I.C.E. AC makes an adaptor kit thayt would allow me to use a Saden
> rtory compressor. http://www.iceac.com/kits.html So, how are the Saden
> units? Anyone delt with ICE AC before? Good? Bad? Ugly?

I am using their adapter bracket and a Sanden SD-5 compressor in my 4000.
It was part of my big A/C overhaul/R134a conversion project a few years ago.
It's still working well.  The last tiem I checked ICE AC didn't make
a kit specifically for Audis, but their York-to-Sanden adapter bracket
nevertheless fit fine.  I bought just the bracket (which came with full
hardware) and a couple of service ports from them, but got the compressor
elsewhere.  I have to switch to using a slightly longer belt because
the compressor pulley is farther out when installed with the bracket
than the original.

The bracket is a bit obscured but these pics show the Sanden compressor
and its mounts well:

    http://www.ibiblio.org/tkan/audi/auti1/engine-1.jpg
    http://www.ibiblio.org/tkan/audi/auti1/sanden.jpg

-Ti
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