Lesson learned - just contact Tim and get all of your parts through him. Going through other suppliers for some of the parts netted me some crap parts that are being sent back and I'm having ACKits expedite new parts to me.

Mmmm...looks good.



This is the oil that came out of the hose.



That was less than an hour of operation.

Cant anything be easy? The GM factory replacement condenser is about 2" smaller than the original and doesn't fit into the mounts. Ugh. No part number on the condenser so I am wondering if it is the correct part? Supposed to be a parallel flow that replaces the original. It is smaller overall a...

Found some corroded connectors and cleaned it up and now have 13v at the compressor with engine running. Battery voltage is about 14v.

In diagnosing everything, I'm only getting about 11v to my compressor clutch. Could that be part of my clutch slipping problems? Where should I start looking to find the voltage draw? 1987 Chevy R30, 7.4l. Is this measured with the engine running? Or with engine "off" ? Engine running. Te...

In diagnosing everything, I'm only getting about 11v to my compressor clutch. Could that be part of my clutch slipping problems? Where should I start looking to find the voltage draw?

1987 Chevy R30, 7.4l.

Every listing I see for a 1987 truck is the R4 compressor. Without knowing what the previous owner(s) may have done, you have blown up two compressors. You have high head pressures. High pressures and poor cooling are usually due to hot refrigerant. The primary filter in that system is a condenser ...

As I wait for my last few items (new hoses and HPCO from AC Kits!), I decided to call the compressor mfg tech line to discuss 2 failed compressors. The documentation for the compressor specifies PAG 46. When I bought the compressor, the store did not have any 46 - they only had 100. The clerk insist...

RamMan4x4 wrote:2007 Aura RDX
The last picture when the compressor isn't running was taken the night before after driving home at 90F.

High and low sides will equalize when compressor is not running. That is totally normal.

Replacing belt fan with e-fan was probably a mistake. Factory mechanical fans will be superior to your typical chain-auto-parts e-fan. The fact that the engine overheats tells me you are not moving enough air through the radiator.