[Shotimes] AC questions

[James F. Ryan III]

Joe,

www.ackits.com has been suggested by a few members in the past.  IIRC, a
condenser is ~$100.



James F. Ryan III


>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of van Oss
>Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:56 PM
>To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: [Shotimes] AC questions
>
>
>I'm asking for your help with an errand of mercy.  Please bear
>with me for a
>moment.
>
>I recently picked up a 93 LX wagon for parts.  (It came with some
>SHO parts,
>including a Cincy hood.  Worth the price right there.)
>
>At my wife's behest, we are now fixing it up for my wife's sister and her
>husband.  They both work for low pay, and their twin boys are autistic.  So
>when it comes to cars they need help.  My wife and I have agreed that we
>will give them this wagon free and clear.  We want to turn it over to them
>in reliable condition in the hope that it will last them 2 or 3 years.  Car
>has 80K.  Assorted issues, most I know how to contend with.
>
>My sister-in-law is asthmatic and suffers allergies, so AC is important for
>her.  I just discovered the car does not contain an AC evaporator.  The
>compressor and other bits are still in place.  Lord knows that the
>condition
>of the system overall is.
>
>I cannot afford 3 or 4 figures to have somebody else put in a new
>AC system.
>What are my options?  I see compressors on eBay all the time.
>Where could I
>get an evaporator?
>
>Just wondering, would a 93 be an R-12 or a R-134 system?  I suppose we'd be
>wise to go 134 if we're putting in a bunch of new parts?
>
>Any AC experts on the list near Minneapolis or St. Paul?
>
>Please don't waste time telling me to scrap the whole car.  I know about
>that, but for various reasons, that's not an option.  Worst case, they'll
>take the car without AC and it will be used mostly by my brother-in-law.
>
>Joseph van Oss
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