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- Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:03 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Seltec TM-21 Shaft Seal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 544
Re: Seltec TM-21 Shaft Seal
A couple of options come to mind. Consult with Tim at ACKITS.com, this Forum's sponsor, who's very knowledgeable about such questions. Or, consider replacing the compressor assembly, especially if it has a lot of miles on it. ACKITS.com can help with a new compressor at the best price. What make, mo...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Is it possible to fix this a,c pipe
- Replies: 2
- Views: 674
Re: Is it possible to fix this a,c pipe
Yes, £800 (approximately $1,000 USD) is expensive. But your pictured lines with the chewed-up Springlock connection have twists and turns, and an apparent crimp besides, making a fix unlikely. You'll be better off having the shop handle it from start to finish. They will install new lines and whatev...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: C2 Corvette parts search
- Replies: 6
- Views: 799
Re: C2 Corvette parts search
I didn't realize at first that your '66 Corvette has an STV, similar to the one I had years ago on a new '62 Impala/283/Powerglide with factory A/C. The STV was hidden under the right-front fender in the engine bay and operated manually via a cable controlled by a horizontal slider on the lower-cent...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: C2 Corvette parts search
- Replies: 6
- Views: 799
Re: C2 Corvette parts search
Are you going to keep it R-12, or do you intend to convert it to R-134a? if the latter, you'll need to re-calibrate your original POA (STV) valve to the "newer" refrigerant. If your original POA valve is intact and rebuildable, why replace it? Several professional rebuilders with an Intern...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 67740
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
The ATCO fittings at 7.95 mm OD seem about right. The ones that measure as small as 7.6 mm appear to be out of spec to me.
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 67740
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
No chance of any sub-standard, out-of-spec fittings to which Tim alluded earlier? Not trying to give you a hard time, just attempting to get to the bottom of this. To review: For a standard 5/16" (7.9375 mm) ID barrier hose, the fittings should measure—according to my Mitutoyo digital caliper—3...
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:10 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 67740
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
I don't remember anymore whether you made mention earlier in this very long thread, but I believe you can go with either a 5/16" ID (7.9375 mm) reduced barrier or standard barrier hose, each of which, IIRC, takes industry-standard 3/8" (9.525 mm) fittings. The only measurable difference be...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 67740
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
Good deal. If anyone can help with that, Tim can.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: 1969 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5301
Re: 1969 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
Some additional comments about R-1234yf... Last summer, I purchased a new Toyota 4Runner Limited that has the above mentioned refrigerant, my first personally owned vehicle that didn't have either R-12 or R-134a. The best it would cool for me on a hot summer day here in the humid South (~90°F) was i...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:23 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 67740
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
I would worry because it might not seal tightly enough after crimping, which you wouldn't notice until after the system is assembled and charged.