[Shotimes] AC questions

[Tim Dahm]

couple more comments, if the system has been open, you will need one of 
these:
http://store.ackits.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AMA&Product_Code=41786MD
If you are retaining the orginal compressor, I would stick with R12 or 
an alternative the runs at R12 pressures and uses
mineral oil (like R12).  Converting to R134 with an old compressor is 
not recommended (especially with the FX15 compressor
you most likely have in that rig.

Tim

van Oss wrote:

>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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