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servers with high speed access are not cheap.
this is about the most helpful automotive site on the internet
maybe they'll give copper a pay raise.
God knows he deserves it for putting up with the Aero crowd. bunch of old duffers living a 1990's dream
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I need to remember to check the sponsors out for my Escort wagon project too.
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I need to remember to check the sponsors out for my Escort wagon project too.
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I'm gonna get those Aerostar flexes in stock, (Oh wait, I am a sponsor!). Well, I guess its good for an actual sponsor to offer them. Is there anything you want me to carry?
I just bought some AC stuff from Rockauto. Those guys have never let me down.
I just bought some AC stuff from Rockauto. Those guys have never let me down.
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Click thru on some of the ads.
helps the sponsors keep this expensive system online.
servers with high speed access are not cheap.
this is about the most helpful automotive site on the internet
maybe they'll give copper a pay raise. God knows he deserves it for putting up with the Aero crowd. bunch of old duffers living a 1990's dream
helps the sponsors keep this expensive system online.
servers with high speed access are not cheap.
this is about the most helpful automotive site on the internet
maybe they'll give copper a pay raise.
God knows he deserves it for putting up with the Aero crowd. bunch of old duffers living a 1990's dream
Also, the Aero crowd is the best looking, best behaved crowd on the net.... well, I take back the best looking part.
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I was checking out Rockauto the other day for a possible replacement for my AC compressor. They have so many different models. Can anyone offer suggestions on which one I should get? New/Rebuilt? Delco/Motorcraft? Some other brand?
Also, I know I should probably replace the accumulator at the same time. Anything else?
Also, I know I should probably replace the accumulator at the same time. Anything else?
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Are you converting to R134? With my luck on rebuilt parts, I'm sticking with new whenever it's affordable. I'd go with Motorcraft
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most a/c compressors in the parts chain now are pre charged with R-134 compatible lubes since R12 was "supposed to have disappeared". mixing any amount mineral oil with PAG is sure compressor death
some use ester oil in FS10s, never have tried it.
ask for a "dry" compressor if you can find one. almost impossible to flush all the PAG oil out of an oil charged compressor. flushing is hard on the seals
new accumulator/dryers almost all come with PAG compatible dessicant which will not work with mineral oils
new Motorcraft if you plan on keeping the rig for several years. rebuilt M/Cs are ok.
Four Seasons also makes a new FS10 but no info on their quality.
some use ester oil in FS10s, never have tried it.
ask for a "dry" compressor if you can find one. almost impossible to flush all the PAG oil out of an oil charged compressor. flushing is hard on the seals
new accumulator/dryers almost all come with PAG compatible dessicant which will not work with mineral oils
new Motorcraft if you plan on keeping the rig for several years. rebuilt M/Cs are ok.
Four Seasons also makes a new FS10 but no info on their quality.
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From: Portland, Oregon
i do... i don't want to spend 400 bux yet to convert to r134a, just the 130 for the hose i need so i can have ac back...
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From: SoCal
most a/c compressors in the parts chain now are pre charged with R-134 compatible lubes since R12 was "supposed to have disappeared". mixing any amount mineral oil with PAG is sure compressor death
some use ester oil in FS10s, never have tried it.
ask for a "dry" compressor if you can find one. almost impossible to flush all the PAG oil out of an oil charged compressor. flushing is hard on the seals
new accumulator/dryers almost all come with PAG compatible dessicant which will not work with mineral oils
new Motorcraft if you plan on keeping the rig for several years. rebuilt M/Cs are ok.
Four Seasons also makes a new FS10 but no info on their quality.
some use ester oil in FS10s, never have tried it.
ask for a "dry" compressor if you can find one. almost impossible to flush all the PAG oil out of an oil charged compressor. flushing is hard on the seals
new accumulator/dryers almost all come with PAG compatible dessicant which will not work with mineral oils
new Motorcraft if you plan on keeping the rig for several years. rebuilt M/Cs are ok.
Four Seasons also makes a new FS10 but no info on their quality.
Like most people here, I would like to keep my van for as long as possible.