[V8] Low Side A/C Port 4.2

[Dave Saad]

Tom.
Can't you just leave the AC pump on? All you need is for the clutch bearing to be good.  Disconnect the clutch wire and you have an idler pulley.

I am sort of in the same boat.  I think my pump housing has some sort of leak/porous casting because when I remove one of the mounting bolts I get some refrigerant/oil leaking out the bolt hole.  It seems to be OK after it has lost enough charge that the AC is functional but weak.  I don't want to spend more on a pump than the car is worth, and I actually like to drive with the windows open anyway.  That said, if someone had a killer deal on a good pump I might bite.

Dave

On Feb 19, 2012, at 7:14 PM, toml99 at todomundo.com wrote:

> I've spent a bunch of time trying to figure out how to make a simple cheap pulley system to replace the AC pump as I/many live in an area where you simply don't need AC, and I'd love the best mileage I can get and have no interest in spending large money on AC..  Now that i've got one in my hand, I'm closer to that goal....
> The parts car had totally leaked out(from where, nobody know's), but the other 3  still have working AC and will keep it till it goes, then I have no interest in spending BIG money on something I can live without.  All 80's Saabs have leaked out at this point.  If you want to buy AC parts, let me know,I saved the whole system(where was the leak anyway?)  Love to sell it to you.  Unless you do the whole system, you can have a bad oring somewhere, so go big if you need it.  ..I spent a large chunk of money years ago trying to get the old saab's AC working, and at this point in my life, that's just money overboard, unless you live in the South.  AFAIK the fitting is on the passenger side on that aluminum tube with the sensor under that plastic cap and is a standard/not Prezza/ bike fitting.....
> I briefly lived in Death Valley and if it's 105 outside, just open the windows, as it's still gonna be 105 when you stop.......
> I've got AC parts galsore.....Tom
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