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Old Oct 17, 2023 | 12:20 PM
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The Excursion Project continues

Wish I had made a single thread, ah well.

will start here.
my signature shows all the previous stuff.

Today, I looked to see what the Mechanic found, he verified my opinion that the Compressor had shelled out, it was pulsating 140 psi to 170 psi when I first checked it, and outlet dash temp was ~80*F on a 100* day....

it is 40* now, waiting until Thursday for a 79* prediction so he can finish up the A/C and make sure it is doing what it should.

the Body mounts are new now, all of the other bushings were about 15 years overdue for a change.





the new compressor is in with nearly a full charge, the old Orings laying on the box,





I provided him with a full Flushing Kit ready to go, so he did not have to order any chemicals or the tools..... didn't ask if he had them, I just wanted them for myself anyway.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2023 | 08:45 AM
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Happy to report that all is well now, on an 80* day, it is giving me 39*F outlet temp.

On long trips, after the cabin humidity is gone, it will pull us down into the Freezer category

the dogs in the back should be huddled up tight

$753.00 for AC work, and replacing all of the body mounts and bushings.
I think my mechanic treats me very fair.
I always give him a loose time window, we agree that my truck is 2nd or 3rd to everything in his shop, this time, it took 3 weeks to get the work done, in between his Engine Replacements, broken tie rods, etc....

I don't mind, because he does not charge me heavily on Labor.

Compressor $245.00
Dryer $75.00
Orifice Tube $10.00
new Belt for the pulleys $67.00
labor for every thing $365.00

the other shop I could use, Charged me $1850 just to repair the AC in my '01 Suburban.
He gave me a long spiel about how they never do "shortcuts" and Warranty their work.
I think I will skip that Warranty, my mechanic and I are on very good terms.

I provided him with 4 quarts of 99% Isopropyl alcohol, the Flush kit, and a few other things that I had bought intending to do the work myself...

he commented that a whole lot of grunge was flushed out, it was "Green in color" ??



 
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Probably the PAG oil. It has a green color.
 
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Probably the PAG oil. It has a green color.
Probably but the green comes from the UV dye that is added.
 
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