Air con stuff
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Glasgow, Scotland
Air con stuff
Im trying to take out old air con stuff, pic below with pipes and clylinder thing marked with green arrows, is that stuff air con, and is it safe to take out??
dave
dave
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St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
Yes, that is all part of the a/c system. Any refrigerant that is in the system must be removed before opening it up. By law, the gas must be captured rather than releasing it into the atmosphere. To determine if any refrigerant is in the system, depress the valve in one of the refrigerant access ports (there should be one in the hose connection at the rear of the compressor). You will hear the gas escape if any is present. If none present, you can start removing the a/c parts. BTW, you should fill out your profile as this will help forum members help you. The year of your Vette would help here. 
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 825
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From: Glasgow, Scotland
Yes, that is all part of the a/c system. Any refrigerant that is in the system must be removed before opening it up. By law, the gas must be captured rather than releasing it into the atmosphere. To determine if any refrigerant is in the system, depress the valve in one of the refrigerant access ports (there should be one in the hose connection at the rear of the compressor). You will hear the gas escape if any is present. If none present, you can start removing the a/c parts. BTW, you should fill out your profile as this will help forum members help you. The year of your Vette would help here.
cheers
dave
