[urq] Rotary Compressor?

[Andrew Finney]

I have bought and installed 3 compressors on my UrQs from them over the past
10 years. Believe it. They are the same compressor as a bunch of American
cars.

Andrew Finney
1983 and 1985 UrQs.


On 7/18/06, Renneisen, Eric 475 <Eric.Renneisen at cigna.com> wrote:
>
>  Andrew wrote:
> > I have bought them from Kragen
> > *
> http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=EVP&mfrpartnumber=2301&parttype=389&ptset=A
> *<http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=EVP&mfrpartnumber=2301&parttype=389&ptset=A>
> >
> > I'll have to double check this PN at home, but I believe we
> > want right hand suction. No puns Bill.
>
> Yes, the urq compressor is righthand suction.  As much as I'd
> love to get a new or rebuilt one for $100, I have a hard time
> believing the one listed on that site is correct, because of
> all the models it says it fits.  The 5-cyl 4K and 4KQ used a
> full sized York with lefthand suction.  The 4-cyl 4K (and I
> think all the VWs) used a mini York with RH suction, but the
> ports were on the back instead of the top.
>
> The VAG P/N for the urq compressor isn't used anywhere else.
> I spoke to someone at CCI (they have the rights to these type
> of Yorks), and he said they could build a brand new one, but
> it would probably cost several thousand dollars!
>
> Eric R.
> '86 urq
> '93 S4
>
>
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