[V8] A/C Compressor

[cobram at juno.com]

New and rebuilt R134 compressors are exactly the same, same lines, mounts
ect. depending on the application and vendor.  Couldn't even find a
vendor who still sold R12 compressor for the Mercyless Benz (R12 not a
prob., (stocked up @ $40 ea. 30lb when writing was on the wall)  R134 is
a definite downgrade in a R12 system, had to rig the electric fan so it's
on all the time to get any decent AC performance out of the Benz, YMMV. 
Wish I could have found an R12 for performance reasons alone.
 
BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
I live on a one-way street that's also a dead end. I'm not sure how I got
there.

"32vquattro" <allanvega at comcast.net> writes:
> Afaik, you can't put a 134-a compressor, without changing the lines 
> as
> well.....they don't match up. Guess what else you will be 
> changing....that's
> right, the condensor, accumulator, and dryer....the whole system. 
> Stick with
> the r12 compressor...get the expansion valve and do the r134-a 
> conversion
> and call it a day. Al
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Phillips" <phillipsscott at comcast.net>
> To: "'Scott Simmons'" <indischrot at gmail.com>
> Cc: <V8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [V8] A/C Compressor
> 
> 
> > Scott,
> >
> > New compressor and clutch ~$220.00 from
> > http://www.polarbearinc.com/Contact.html talk to Gretchen or Joe, 
> they 
> > know
> > what's going on. I'm ordering mine from them in two weeks (been 
> ordering 
> > the
> > other stuff from them already.. o-ring kit, dryer, orifice tube, 
> > flush..come
> > to find out it was a bad compressor..
> >
> > The new compressor you should also change the dryer and orifice 
> tube, and
> > you can put R134A in there with no problems.
> >
> > HTH..
> >
> > Scott