AC system
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Pro
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From: Jacksonville FL
AC system
Will found out at Garber auto mall tech shop I got to many holes to count in my AC system. Should I delete the AC and add it back once my 383 LSX build (which God only knows when Ill do it) is started, or just turn my head and hold out some cash and get a new AC system?
Le Mans Master
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I don't know about you, but w/out A/C, my vette would become a garage queen.
Don't you live in Fl? Good God man, do you NEED to ask this question?
R U immune to heat?
I live in NW Indiana and it's bad enough up here...I couldn't imagine.........
Don't you live in Fl? Good God man, do you NEED to ask this question?
R U immune to heat?
I live in NW Indiana and it's bad enough up here...I couldn't imagine.........
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Pro
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From: Jacksonville FL
Im just at a lost at what to do because they still not given me a cost and the work has been done for an hour now. I know Ill get the best bang for my buck here because Im a member of the JCC (jacksonville Corvette Club).
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I live in the Mountains near Canada. Winters are long and brutal cold. Come spring, I wake up my Vette and the top comes off till fall when she is tucked back in for another long winter. I want to enjoy the summer days and wind while driving. To me, AC is a costly nothing. AC dont do poop with the roof off. I honestly done know if my AC works or not.....dont care. Between the late 70's and early 90's none of my C3's had air either.
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From: Rio Rancho NM
i am in Jacksonville also, and I couldn't imagine living without the A/C here!! There is a guy on Lenox ave (wade's corvettes) who has all the parts you would need, but I would bet that it is mostly o-rings that need to be replaced. He got the a/c working in my old 89 really good.
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Mine doesn't work either but no leaks and a full charge, might just run a switch from the compressor [because it works] to under the dash and turn it on when I need it.
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From: Boise Idaho
It doesn't hurt to shop around. Don't get discouraged.
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I just had my 87 AC fixed...new compressor (old one was about to go out and with a serpentine belt did not want that to happen), converted to new refrigerant and new belt tensioner and I paid about $1000. With Mississippi heat it sure feels sweet blowing good and cold.
Definitely shop around.
Definitely shop around.
