Who else is playing....

[mixtapesyndicate]

Who else is playing the "replace A/C compressor before summer" game? Doing it yourself of having it taken in? If doing it yourself, what brand of compressor and what other parts are you replacing? And how much is it going to cost?

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

Whats wrong with your old a/c compressor?

 

[drowndindreams]

why not just refill?

 

[mixtapesyndicate]

Its the original AC compressor, filled it once last summer and all of the seals are bad. So its time for a new one. The guy i bought my baby from didnt really take very good care of it. the shop wants over 700 to do it and i think thats total ********. that job isnt worth 700.

 

[branndon_b]

as long as 134a is staying cheap, and as long as your a/c will hold a charge, i'd keep recharging it with 134a until it just leaks too bad. you can get one of those 134a cans with the reusable hose and gauge for like 20 bucks and get a can of 134a for just a few bucks. i'd just keep topping it off until it's just either no longer economical for you to do so or until your compressor just says eh-eh, i'm done. unless your compressor has done so already, which may be the case. i've got some leaks too, and my mechanic said that the compressor is leaking also, but his advice is what i typed above. keep topping it off until it's just no good or until you get a good case of the ass and just wanna get it changed out. that's the game i play during the summer. just my 2 cents.

 

[MUDDER TRUCKER]

i wish i had a/c ..... i tore it out when i put the 454 in, hope u have good luck fixing it!

 

[blizz]

i'm playing that game too. i'd love to do it as cheap as possible. i did the "top off" thing for a few years...it finally has had it. it used to be that i could fill it up at the beginning of summer and it would be good. now i can fill it..it'll work...but two days later it's all gone. i had an ac mechanic tell me that means the compressor is good, there's just a leak somewhere else. it makes sense to me but what do i know. sooner or later i'm just going to have to cough up some $ to get it working. i have to in s. texas

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oh and go with a dephi....as far as what parts...i don't know. i know one place here wants $80 to diagnose and upwards of 600 to fix it.

 

[ravingmadman]

Yup. New compressor.... I might do an e-fan swap too, but that's getting involved.

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

cant you just replace the orings?

 

[blizz]

the guy i spoke to said that there's just a leak somewhere and that they can just fix that instead of having to replace the compressor. from what i've read, it's not a job you can do at home because you have to pull a vacuum - whatever that means - and we (the shade tree mechanic) don't have the equipment to do that.

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

They do have a dye they can put in to find the leak. I would sudjest taking it to somebody else and have them do a dye test to find the leak. Then you can save money by replacing only whats needed.

 

[mixtapesyndicate]

maybe i'll take it in and ask about the rings. i didnt know they would replace them.

 

[the 18th letter]

I'm hoping mines is just a leak as well, can't afford a compressor right about now. I had radiator and hose problems last summer so I don't know if that was the problem or not. Should be finding out soon.

 

[Cartwright]

Nope I sold my POS before it got hot haha.

 

[dave76]

I know it's an old thread but summer is coming, so I'll revive it. I'm an HVAC tech by trade, so I can help out. Most of these trucks leak in the rear A/C lines going to the rear evaperator. Their located under the truck, passenger side frame rails, and get killed all winter long from salt which rots aluminum. My pops 96 Burb had leaks in his, GM wants like $300 for new lines and aftermarket companys sell rubber replacment hoses for $289 on egay, so I replaced the rotted portions with copper and compression fittings, and they hold well. Ebay also has compressors and receivers for $170 new, thats a freakin steal. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1996...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

You can get away with just charging it, but it won't be perfect, pulling a vacuum with a vacumm pump is the way to go, plus with the vacumm you can check leaks, if you lose vacuum, you still have a leak. However a vacumm pumps sells for $300+. So if you don't disconnect the system and allow moisture in you'll be OK to just charge it.

 

[blizz]

does any of that stop leak stuff work?

 

[dave76]

does any of that stop leak stuff work?

Don't know as I've never used it. Mabe a really slow leak, like a once a year recharge, but a weekly or monthly recharge is a big leak and needs to be repaired, as it's a waste of money and refrigerent.

 

[blizz]

so the leak i have now needs to be refilled in about 48 hours. i'm thinking of doing the dye test so i can see where it's leaking from. will that do me any good? are any leaks repairable by do it yourselfers?

 

[LEBROND]

I'm in now..i need a whole new compressor i think my bearings are going bad

 

[jacky2010th]

sorry i did not get it.....what exactly wrong with your a/c compressor.....