Mine was New In Box, actually. And it cost $99, not $89.95 (confused my memory with an Autozone rebuilt for one of my other vehicles). Vacuuming & recharging A/C is no great feat. I've done so many times (BTW: I recently put a vacuum gauge on one of my Lincolns for the first time in 10 years of ownership -- 22 inches. Very close to 28.whatever). I consider whole unit replacement closer to "throw away consumerism" than "killing flies with a shotgun". If the cost or workload were higher I would indeed go the repair route. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote: > > > Replacing the "whole unit" is not as simple as it may sound. You would > have to remove the refrigerent, replace the "whole unit", vacuum the > system, and then recharge with refrigerent. The removing and refilling > with refrigerent is a bigger job than just replacing the bearing and I > suspect the bearing isn't even bad. Buying a used compressor is no > guarantee that the bearing in the new one is any better than what you > already have! This is like killing a fly with a shotgun. > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/