Junky
Well Known Member
Trying to button up everything so I can have my car ready for Labor Day car show, so on Monday, I started to finish up the A/C. Got all the hoses done, and they were a royal pain to get them all properly seated on the hose barbs. Push, push, and push some more until finally they are on next to the ring that shows where to stop. Get out the compressor, and clean up the outside, and give the pulley a spin, and the bearing is noisy. Pull the front of the compressor off, remove bearing, and regrease it, and put everything back together. This compressor didn't have any problems when it came off, so I figure that I am good to go. Put oil into compressor, mount on car, and pull a vacuum for a few hours. Holds the vacuum, so I put 150 pounds of nitrogen in, and it holds that overnight. Great, the system is tight. Next is to change the drier, and that is no easy task with the grille in, but I finally get the old one out, and the replacement installed. Pull another vacuum, and it is holding perfectly. Pressurize with nitrogen to 150 PSI, and this morning it is down to 140! Check all my fittings and everything is still tight.. I hear some very slight hiss or what sounds like breaking bubbles, so I start looking for where it is coming from. Finally pin it down, and it is the compressor front seal. Going to be next spring before I will want to tackle this job. I don't have one tool that is necessary!!
To top it off, the small pop up shade shelter that I was working under collapsed overnight, since we had some bad thunder storms. The cover filled with water, and the thin aluminum frame is bent like a pretzel...
To top it off, the small pop up shade shelter that I was working under collapsed overnight, since we had some bad thunder storms. The cover filled with water, and the thin aluminum frame is bent like a pretzel...