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From: Biloxi MS Theres something happenin' here, What it is ain't exactly clear.....
Also, i got under there with a flat head screwdriver and a box end wrench.
Pushed the screwdriver between the AC Line and the header.
Pryed it out enough to get the box end wrench in there and used that to push the AC line up against the frame as much as It would go.
1/4" is all I could get
Pushed the screwdriver between the AC Line and the header.
Pryed it out enough to get the box end wrench in there and used that to push the AC line up against the frame as much as It would go.
1/4" is all I could get
Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
ok
my O2 sensor wires were reversed.
driver's side was plugged into Pass side wireing clip and vice versa.
just did an interstate run - MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER!
I stil feel a bit of restriction and Im curious if its the cats..
got a 9 hr road trip to BowlingGreen in the morning -
Let ya know when I arrive and how the trip went
Rain
my O2 sensor wires were reversed.
driver's side was plugged into Pass side wireing clip and vice versa.
just did an interstate run - MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER!
I stil feel a bit of restriction and Im curious if its the cats..
got a 9 hr road trip to BowlingGreen in the morning -
Let ya know when I arrive and how the trip went
Rain
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From: Biloxi MS Theres something happenin' here, What it is ain't exactly clear.....
none yet!
Will head out for a night time drive and see how she does tonight after dinner
Will head out for a night time drive and see how she does tonight after dinner
Last edited by RainJ; Apr 18, 2007 at 09:15 PM.
Racer
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From: Lake City AR
By the way Tim you were saying at one time about the mess it would be if it did burn a hole in my line there is no mess or evidence that anything happened at all. It ovious a small burn in the rubber hose under the insulation cause after I put about 1/2 lb in it I started to hear the hiss. Not sure if pullin the line over will give me enough room or not yet with the new one.
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From: Lake City AR
Ok I need to vent a little so excuse this: Well I went to take the a/c line off tonight thinking just maybe I could remove it without removing the header. WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!! Why would something be that easy for me. To start with I had to lift the car and remove the tire just to beable to get to the bolt on the back of the compressor and now I knew my front tires were wearing thin but to my shock the inside edges of my tires are shredded!!! So now I get to spend $ tomorrow on new tires too... <grumble> Well I finally get the bolt out and thinking this was gonna be the hardest part then I go to remove the line Wrong Mr. Chong it ain't coming out no way! So now I've gotta make the decision to to either lossen up the header or lossen up the compressor to get it out! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
By the way Tim you were saying at one time about the mess it would be if it did burn a hole in my line there is no mess or evidence that anything happened at all. It ovious a small burn in the rubber hose under the insulation cause after I put about 1/2 lb in it I started to hear the hiss. Not sure if pullin the line over will give me enough room or not yet with the new one.
I seriously doubt that you'll get more room then what you had before, UNLESS (let's brainstorm);
Is it possible to totally re-route that line? I'm thinking that at the firewall side, where the port is, the line takes a 90 and goes down. Could that be straightened out so that the line stays straight... THEN let it drop down closer to the compressor and after the bad runner??????
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From: Lake City AR
No the prob is the 90 lines needs to up between the frame "side" and header tube so that I can turn the block that bolts to the compressor to get it out from between the frame rail "bottom" and the headers and where the hose trys to pull up at is right where the rubber and the metal connect again which is really flared out and it will not come through. I tried every angle I could think of for over an hour tonight and got no where. I'm gonna try again tomorrow but thing is even if I do get it out as tight as it is in there I'm not sure I could ever goatmonkey the new back in with everything installed. Right now I'm looking really at removing the a/c compressor I think that has to be the easier route right now. One way or another that hose is coming out tomorrow though its lucky my air cutoff wheel was to big to fit down there tonight!! I do have a new hack saw blade though :grin:
Note to self need to take meds before working on Corvette from now on. hehe
Note to self need to take meds before working on Corvette from now on. hehe
Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
No the prob is the 90 lines needs to up between the frame "side" and header tube so that I can turn the block that bolts to the compressor to get it out from between the frame rail "bottom" and the headers and where the hose trys to pull up at is right where the rubber and the metal connect again which is really flared out and it will not come through. I tried every angle I could think of for over an hour tonight and got no where. I'm gonna try again tomorrow but thing is even if I do get it out as tight as it is in there I'm not sure I could ever goatmonkey the new back in with everything installed. Right now I'm looking really at removing the a/c compressor I think that has to be the easier route right now. One way or another that hose is coming out tomorrow though its lucky my air cutoff wheel was to big to fit down there tonight!! I do have a new hack saw blade though :grin:
Note to self need to take meds before working on Corvette from now on. hehe
Note to self need to take meds before working on Corvette from now on. hehe
Hey? Take that hacksaw blade to the rubber line! What the hell... it's already toast.
FYI I think you have to remove the waterpump also to remove the compressor...
Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Also, i got under there with a flat head screwdriver and a box end wrench.
Pushed the screwdriver between the AC Line and the header.
Pryed it out enough to get the box end wrench in there and used that to push the AC line up against the frame as much as It would go.
1/4" is all I could get
Pushed the screwdriver between the AC Line and the header.
Pryed it out enough to get the box end wrench in there and used that to push the AC line up against the frame as much as It would go.
1/4" is all I could get
Instructor
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From: Braselton GA
Well, Chalk up another A4 that had the ac line eaten by these headers. I wrapped the header and moved the ac line like everyone suggested.
These will be up for sale very soon.
If someone wants a set already wrapped. 320$ shipped gets you a set
These will be up for sale very soon.
If someone wants a set already wrapped. 320$ shipped gets you a set