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Walked right into it.
Sorry.
I fixed my air conditioning during my car's transmission sex change operation. It had failed two years ago and was going to cost lots to repair, so mom put it off.
1. Open up all the AC components. Sure enough, no more R12 in there.
2. Remove all AC components except for the thingie in the air intake. I couldn't quite figure out how to get that out quickly, so I put some caps on where the refrigerant lines used to go.
3. Use 4/60 air conditioning. Open all four windows, drive 60 miles per hour, and turn off the panel vents (saves your blower motor for later.) I've found that cloth seats beat leather in this case.
4. Wire up the former AC pushbutton to turn on the engine cooling fan or something else of value.
5. Enjoy. Your 900 now weighs about 80 pounds less than it used to. And boy, is it easy to change the heater hoses or water pump or check the belts or have more air flowing over your radiator or ...
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Posts in this Thread:
- I'm hot!, Ken L, Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:28:17
- Says you..., Saana88
, Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:27:08 <-- Viewing This Message - So is your sister!, Randy Thatcher
, Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:27:23- another HVAC question related to it..., Steven W, Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:07:35
- How is the a/c switch holding up?, joe w., Wed, 27 Aug 2003 11:20:05
- just ask Randy about AC .. he's the master =8-) n/m, Trev, Tue, 26 Aug 2003 19:29:55
- Re: So is your sister!, Ken L, Tue, 26 Aug 2003 19:11:31
- Which switch?, JJ, Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:32:59
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