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I have a few issues here:They hooked it up to their machine and told me it wouldn't take any fluid so the compressor needed to be replaced. Is it worth taking my chances with a salvaged compressor? The other option would be a Motorcraft compressor w/ out clutch for about $75 more but I'd have to swap over my clutch components or buy new ones (another ~$80). Not sure how hard that is.
Any place that does AC work will have a real machine that pumps Freon in. Not rely on the compressor to suck it in. Then they’ll attempt to run the system to see the high and low side pressures. (We record high and low pressures at idle and 2000 rpm on every AC work order.) It sounds like a half-assed diagnosis.
I wouldn’t be a bad idea to replace the compressor due to age. They do get tired and less efficient after years of use... anything with moving parts eventually wears out.
Don’t put in a junkyard compressor... if you’re going to replace it, buy a Motorcraft or Denso.