Replacing my a/c Compressor

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05-21-2017, 08:25 PM

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After removing the waterpump! And look at all that oil !! That will be the next project for sure!

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05-21-2017, 08:29 PM

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Getting that old compressor off!

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05-21-2017, 08:32 PM

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Time to put that pretty new compressor on!

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05-21-2017, 08:36 PM

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05-21-2017, 08:38 PM

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05-21-2017, 08:48 PM

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Drained the old compressor and there was not much oil in it and it had green dye in it! #surprise

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05-21-2017, 08:52 PM

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Check out this pretty little orifice tube!

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05-21-2017, 08:55 PM

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Cleaned up my waterpump and got those stupid paper gaskets off!

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05-21-2017, 08:59 PM

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Pulling a vacum!

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05-21-2017, 09:02 PM

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Almost Done!

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05-21-2017, 11:36 PM

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Wow! What a great bargain. Thinking of ordering one just to have on the shelf.
Nice write up!

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05-21-2017, 11:40 PM

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Got Some Cold Air Now

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Well my husband and I finished installing my new AC Compressor, Orifice Tube, Accumulator and gaskets for the waterpump!! I appreciate all the help and answers to my many questions, it made the job a lot faster!
I'm gonna share some of the photos and yes I know I have a bad oil leak and yes we are going to be fixing it next...
By having good folks on here telling me where to get the best deal on the parts I needed for this job to the writeups that I was told to look at for installation I have to say really help us out!
You guys Rock!

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Almost Done!

Done!

now check out my video to see how cold it gets!!

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05-21-2017, 11:47 PM

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3x on the Amazon Kit and Rocco's how to . . . make sure you get the suction screen it's AC Delco p/n 15-2817. Also, use mineral oil on o-rings, not PAG oil.

Marc

Thanks for the input! We did put the screen in and all is good

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