spring time repairs
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From: prince george bc
spring time repairs
well its that time of year to uncover the car and get going on it but i have a few questions below for things id like to get fixed this year.
1987 corvette convertible
1) my ac has been unplugged since the day the car was brought home when plugged in its noisy as heck (didnt check to see if it was blowing cold or not) but does a compressor from a lt1 work on a l98?
2) dash light bulb which ones are the cooler running ones ive read soo many different numbers i dont know which to put in.
those are the 2 main ones i would like to fix this year alogn with my cruise control but thats gonna be some testing.
appreciate it folks
1987 corvette convertible
1) my ac has been unplugged since the day the car was brought home when plugged in its noisy as heck (didnt check to see if it was blowing cold or not) but does a compressor from a lt1 work on a l98?
2) dash light bulb which ones are the cooler running ones ive read soo many different numbers i dont know which to put in.
those are the 2 main ones i would like to fix this year alogn with my cruise control but thats gonna be some testing.
appreciate it folks
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From: prince george bc
hmm maybe ill have to take it to an A/C shop in town im sure we gotta use the new refrigerant but not sure about compressor, there is just a few used ones in my area for the lt1 if not ill have to find one for this motor
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You might still be able to find some R-12, but it will be VERY expensive. As long as the system is open and being repaired, changing over to 134-a is not a big deal. Rockauto has reman compressors for your car from $150 and up.
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From: prince george bc
yeah im gonna check with my gm dealer ( i drive the owners racecar) see what they can do for me the cdn dollar just isnt very good yet to order it all from there otherwise iw ould be :P its getting repaired so the new refrigerant will go in for sure
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GM changed to a Denso A/C compressor in 1988. The bracket and hoses are completely different. R-134a was used in 1994 and later. The evaporators and condensers are thicker in those years.
R-12 has come WAY down in price because everybody has switched to R-134a. The people hoarding R-12 are now desperate to sell and have lowered the price quite a bit because there is no demand.
R-12 has come WAY down in price because everybody has switched to R-134a. The people hoarding R-12 are now desperate to sell and have lowered the price quite a bit because there is no demand.
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From: prince george bc
if the compressor is knocking really bad do i need to worry about anythign else or just diagnose make sure its the compressor replace it and refill or should i be replacing the condensor and evaporator as well?