So this is the first summer with my Forester where I've had working AC (knock on wood). I kinda missed having a vehicle with AC! We were on a trip last year with the Jeep in the rocks and it was pushing 130 or 140 inside. Unbearable! The engine was right at 210 but I had to get out and cool down!
The Cherokee hasn't had AC since January of 2017. The clutch failed pretty hardcore, threw the belt and somehow ruined the end of the compressor shaft. The refrigerant was extracted and I pulled off the compressor and ran with a bypass pulley. When it had AC, it was an ice box!
I had no intention of running AC in the thing ever again so I just left the lines dangling , unhooked.
If possible, I'd like to avoid a dash pull. I picked up a new/used working compressor last weekend. I am thinking of throwing it on and hooking it up to see if I can still pull a vacuum on it. If I can , what would you all recommend replacing?
I'm thinking:
- Dryer
- Condenser
- Lines
- O-rings
Would I be able to get away with just a new Dryer if everything else holds a vacuum?
Would really like to avoid a dash pull to replace the evaporator.
Thanks!
The Cherokee hasn't had AC since January of 2017. The clutch failed pretty hardcore, threw the belt and somehow ruined the end of the compressor shaft. The refrigerant was extracted and I pulled off the compressor and ran with a bypass pulley. When it had AC, it was an ice box!
I had no intention of running AC in the thing ever again so I just left the lines dangling , unhooked.
If possible, I'd like to avoid a dash pull. I picked up a new/used working compressor last weekend. I am thinking of throwing it on and hooking it up to see if I can still pull a vacuum on it. If I can , what would you all recommend replacing?
I'm thinking:
- Dryer
- Condenser
- Lines
- O-rings
Would I be able to get away with just a new Dryer if everything else holds a vacuum?
Would really like to avoid a dash pull to replace the evaporator.
Thanks!
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