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I found the handy retrofitting pdf under the tech articles section but had a few questions for anyone who has completed this project.
Here is the list of things I need from the PDF, but I want to make a check list of sorts so I want to be sure I get everything.
(1) compressor-will get a refurbished one
(1) condenser-will buy new
(1) three hoses- will buy new
(1) evaporator (minus- the orifice tube )-will order new evap & orifice tube.
(1) short wiring harness-I'll probably need to get this from the JY. Anyone have a picture or will it be easy to spot when I'm there?
(1) control head- This is the a/c panel for inside, correct?
(1) evaporator housing (not including the resistor pack or blower motor) and
relay.- Do I not need the parts in parenthesis or do I need new ones?
I did a full A/C replacement in a 99 s-10 once and it worked the entire 8 or so years we had it after that so I feel confident that with the right information I can do this.
Has anyone ever ordered anything from http://www.rangerauto.com/conditioning/1987-car_parts.html ???
They seem much cheaper than LMC.
What other parts do I need from the JY other than the condenser bracket, receiver/drier clamp, & wiring harness?
My budget for this entire project is a hard cap a 1k. Can't go a penny over and need to stay as far under budget as possible. 700-800 would be great since I'm still going to buy new parts to keep contaminants from having me do this again.
Also, the only pick-n-pulls around me that have online inventory are 40+miles away so I need to limit my trips unless I know for sure they have something. There are plenty of other yards but I have no way of knowing which ones have what I need without going, and I work 45-50 hrs a week so Saturday mornings are it as far as free time goes, and I get, at best, 1-2 of those a month to myself.
The main idea here is to have a system that looks as nice as the rest of my engine parts, but also can be retrofitted to 134a before any refrigerant has been introduced to the system, eliminating the task of vacuuming/flushing old refrigerant. (around 100 bucks or so service around here or more).
Finally: "Note that you will lose some function when retrofitting to R-134a;
it just doesn't have the same thermodynamic properties (latent heat
of vaporization, specific heat, boiling point, operating pressure)
that R-12 does. There are more efficient condensers you can use;
rather than the traditional serpentine tube, these are designed
much more like a radiator. But at $150 or so, it may or may not be
worth it to you."
Texas runs about 5 degrees cooler than the temperature they keep it in Hell all summer long, so I need this thing to work well. If any of these components can be replaced to work more efficiently and I can stay under budget, someone please let me know what they are. Everything needs to be bolt on if possible, I have a million other projects that need fab work, so I don't want to add this to the list lol.
Thanks everyone!
Here is the list of things I need from the PDF, but I want to make a check list of sorts so I want to be sure I get everything.
(1) compressor-will get a refurbished one
(1) condenser-will buy new
(1) three hoses- will buy new
(1) evaporator (minus- the orifice tube )-will order new evap & orifice tube.
(1) short wiring harness-I'll probably need to get this from the JY. Anyone have a picture or will it be easy to spot when I'm there?
(1) control head- This is the a/c panel for inside, correct?
(1) evaporator housing (not including the resistor pack or blower motor) and
relay.- Do I not need the parts in parenthesis or do I need new ones?
I did a full A/C replacement in a 99 s-10 once and it worked the entire 8 or so years we had it after that so I feel confident that with the right information I can do this.
Has anyone ever ordered anything from http://www.rangerauto.com/conditioning/1987-car_parts.html ???
They seem much cheaper than LMC.
What other parts do I need from the JY other than the condenser bracket, receiver/drier clamp, & wiring harness?
My budget for this entire project is a hard cap a 1k. Can't go a penny over and need to stay as far under budget as possible. 700-800 would be great since I'm still going to buy new parts to keep contaminants from having me do this again.
Also, the only pick-n-pulls around me that have online inventory are 40+miles away so I need to limit my trips unless I know for sure they have something. There are plenty of other yards but I have no way of knowing which ones have what I need without going, and I work 45-50 hrs a week so Saturday mornings are it as far as free time goes, and I get, at best, 1-2 of those a month to myself.
The main idea here is to have a system that looks as nice as the rest of my engine parts, but also can be retrofitted to 134a before any refrigerant has been introduced to the system, eliminating the task of vacuuming/flushing old refrigerant. (around 100 bucks or so service around here or more).
Finally: "Note that you will lose some function when retrofitting to R-134a;
it just doesn't have the same thermodynamic properties (latent heat
of vaporization, specific heat, boiling point, operating pressure)
that R-12 does. There are more efficient condensers you can use;
rather than the traditional serpentine tube, these are designed
much more like a radiator. But at $150 or so, it may or may not be
worth it to you."
Texas runs about 5 degrees cooler than the temperature they keep it in Hell all summer long, so I need this thing to work well. If any of these components can be replaced to work more efficiently and I can stay under budget, someone please let me know what they are. Everything needs to be bolt on if possible, I have a million other projects that need fab work, so I don't want to add this to the list lol.
Thanks everyone!