RE: [doc] Fw: Air con Re build part 1

["Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham1@xxxx>]

My knowledge of the air con system is very limited, but I have had 6
different DeLorean set ups re-gassed and got working over the years.

Two compressors had seized up because they had insufficient oil in them. My
Air con man assures me that the amount of oil in there is critical, but as
you cannot "dip it" in any way, he always empties them, then puts back the
required amount. BTW both my replacement compressors came s/hand off old
Citroens ( at 30 GBP each) which share the same compressor. You do however
have to change a couple of bits over, but its no big deal for some one who
knows what he's doing.

Might be worth checking out.

Chrispy


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Salsbury [mailto:paul.salsbury@xxxx]
Sent: 31 August 2003 20:10
To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [doc] Fw: Air con Re build part 1

Ok so I made the move today to start the re-build of my air-con system.

Thanks to Ken Koncelik and his simplified instructions I got the evaporator
core out in under an hour. Now just have to wait for the new one to arrive
and 'pop' it back in, hope that's as easy.

While I'm waiting I put a few other bits together, Condenser is now hung on
the radiator, and connected to the compressor,and also now the pipe work and
switches are in place over to the accumulator.

So hopefully it is now just put in the evaporator and accumulator and have
it leak tested and gassed.

Please don't shoot me down for this, but I just had to check what was
happening with the system so I fired up the car and turned the mode switch
to cool and jumped the low pressure switch.

What did I get, well the main pipe that connects to the accumulator and runs
back to the compressor was sucking like mad....... and the pipe coming over
the accumulator from the condenser was blowing well....... Is this a good
sign????

Cheers
Paul
#6463

www.paul.salsbury.btinternet.co.uk


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