Well, since i've now bypassed my AC pump, i need some helpful tips on removing it and all the junk that comes with it. First of all, can this be done by myself. Second, what type of materials will i be needing to plug up holes, re-routing hoses....things of that nature. Any help would be greatly apprecitated! :]

 

Removing AC is easy, and totally a DIY job.

Since you bypassed the pulley of the pump, we don't need to go into the steps in how to do this.

The only difficult part (and it's not difficult, just dangerous) is removing the freon or freon equivilent from the system, without causing yourself freeze burns. I use a really long phillips screwdriver, wearing welding gloves, and gently poke that into the schrader valve which is usually located on the line near the dryer (pass side, the dryer is a round thing with two AC lines coming out of it).

Once it's depressurized, it's just a matter of removing the bolts that hold the hard lines to the back of the compressor, removing the compressor, and removing the lines where they go into the heater core assembly on the engine side of the firewall. If you have no intention of putting AC back in the truck, instead of buying the hard line removal too, you can just cut it out with a hacksaw or a sawzall. It's thin wall tubing so it cuts fairly easily.

And to keep the water out of the core inside the heater box assembly, just shove in two rubber stoppers into where you cut, and you can call it a day. You could in theory remove the heater box assembly, and replace it with a heat only unit, then replace the controls with a heat only unit, but that's not necessary...

 

frederic,

do not take this wrong, do not get angry with me pointing this out, but this is illegal and dangerous and bad for the earth. you know better.


take truck to an air conditioning shop and have them evacuate system.

 

I usually put a manifold on the shraeder valve, then I stick the other end in my mouth and inhale the freon, it is a great way to save the environment!
I ingest all of the r12 and prevent it from escaping into the air.
WARNING!!! SARCASM, WARNING SARCASM!!! DO NOT INGEST R12, OR EVEN LET IT TOUCH YOUR SKIN, STAY AWAY FROM IT!!!!

Hey guys, let that R12 fly right out, no sense in worrying about the atmosphere cause it is doomed anyway.

Trivia for the day: The amazon jungle is now burning at a rate that makes the former garden of eden, the number one source for greenhouse gases in the world!!! Someone save our children, please.

PS What will you do if it is a cold, wet, miserable snowy day and you need to defrost the windows? The A/C defrosts or dries fogged up windows..Dig?

 

Lol Fredric you crack me up. Any environmentalist on here is after your ***. Although I'd do the same... Hey ChronGen you wanna sell me your A/C unit?

 

Could i just pick up those rubber stoppers at the local hardware store?
Oh and Handyman, of course you can buy the AC unit. The only thing is i don't really ship things out to anywhere. Would you be willing to come'n pick it up? Maybe we could work something out. The AC unit still works, just needs to be recharged.

 

Where do ya live?

 

Southern California.

 

I'm about 50 miles northwest of Columbus. Theres gotta be another AC unit closer lol.

 

I bought my 88 5.8 truck after it was rebuilt after a wreck, the A/C is still on the truck but does not work nor am I interested in making it work. I have 3 other vehicles.
The bypass of the compressor pully is of interest to me, is there a link here I could refer to?
It has the serpentine belt and I am wondering if the water pump direction would be changed by doing this. I would like the clean look of the engine without the pump and all that goes with it. Thank you for any replies.

 

I have the 460 and it did not change the direction of mine. I don't think it should be any problem for you. The only thing is, when you go and look for a belt... the local auto parts place may not have the shorter belt that by passes the AC unit. what i did was i just got 2 shoe laces and kinda' put 'em around the pulleys that i need (underdrive, water, power steering..) and asked the employee to give it another inch and BAM! ..it fits perfectly. hahah Yep. give that a shot. i don't know how the 5.8 is set up when it comes to belt sizes. but the one that i ended up getting is the 560K6.

 

Thanks for the part number. I am going to check it out today.

 

It is illegal, but then so is speeding, using your cell phone, and burning leaves in your driveway (at least here). It's only dangerous if you open the schrader valve with your nose, a practice I highly discourage. Use a long screwdriver.

And while the tree-huggers have every right to instruct me how bad I'm destroying the environment, lets put things into perspective. If I released all the freon from every car in any large junkyard in one afternoon, I'd never even come close to the environmental damage that the diesel powered car crusher in the corner does, in one hour.

So, complain away, you're entitled. But when I hunt for good compressors in junkyards, me and my 22" long phillips screwdriver are very happy together.

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