How difficult is it to remove the A/C?
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How difficult is it to remove the A/C?
I have a 69 A/C coupe but the A/C has not worked in years. Since I haven't missed it I was going to remove the components (and naturally, save them for the next owner).
What exactly should I remove and how difficult a job is it?
[Modified by 6t9l4t6, 6:04 PM 2/9/2004]
What exactly should I remove and how difficult a job is it?
[Modified by 6t9l4t6, 6:04 PM 2/9/2004]
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Re: How difficult is it to remove the A/C? (6t9l4t6)
Remove the compressor, condensor, evaporator and you should be good to go.
Have the shop evacuate the system, if it hasn't been done professionally or by the Corvette's free will.
-Steve
Have the shop evacuate the system, if it hasn't been done professionally or by the Corvette's free will.
-Steve
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Re: How difficult is it to remove the A/C? (LT-1 Larry)
DO NOT lay under the car and bleed the freon out of the system. I almost lost a cousin that way.
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Re: How difficult is it to remove the A/C? (Pauld)
DO NOT lay under the car and bleed the freon out of the system. I almost lost a cousin that way.
I guess it's bad but what happens when you are exposed to freon??? :confused:
I guess it's bad but what happens when you are exposed to freon??? :confused:
Actually, my understanding is that it isn't particularly poisonous, and that the worst it will do unless you are sitting in a room full of it (or lying under a car in a garage) or you huff too much of it (yes, some folks use it as a recreational inhalant :rolleyes: ) is dizziness, an anesthetic effect, and eventually unconsciousness. The problem with the small room thing is that it's heavier than air and displaces it--so if you're lying under a car in a pool of the stuff, you could suffocate.
BTW, if you decide you want to sell that A/C stuff, lemme know. I'm trying to restore the A/C on my '69.
JB
