Jake, I know your trying to help put pushing or recommending a 30 year old R12 compressors that is sold by others is not good for the consumer. People that don't know about compressors as to what happens on the inside of them after 30 years of sitting in hot and cold warehouses when all the nitrogen gas that they were packed with has leaked out and they say are no longer recommended for resale. Sanden told me after about 5 years they don't recommend selling any compressor. People that buy them off Ebay and other places trying to save a buck and not knowing about compressors are prone to fail quicker. Call the technical department at Sanden and they will explain further. Oh, brand new compressors that Sanden has are identical in every way. They come with a universal back head that has to be changed because the De Lorean back head is obsolete. They being Sanden haven't sold R12 compressors for about 10 years now. John Hervey www.deloreanautoparts.com -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jake Kamphoefner Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:12 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] AC Compressor blows a back plate? Paul, It's probably just old and/or corroded. I would suspect that if your pressures were too high, it would blow one of the rubber hoses first. For compressors, you either have NOS from DMC (DMC Midwest is my personal favorite) if you want the original factory look, or Hervey will sell you new compressors that fit as well. It's really a just a matter of what you want to do. Both are cheap and come with accumulator bottles and orifice tubes. Depending on your VIN, you may or may not have a high pressure switch. It's a nice feature, but my car has been blowing cold air for 30 years without one. Just make sure you use the proper oil, and change the accumulator and orifice tube (very carefully), vacuum down for at least an hour, and recharge. Stick with R-12 when possible; it's not hard to get. Clean all the dirt off the condenser, hose out the evaporator and drain tube, make sure your cooling fans both work, and enjoy the cool drive. Jake Kamphoefner 1063 ________________________________ From: Paul <paul.sweet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, May 28, 2011 8:45:44 PM Subject: [DML] AC Compressor blows a back plate? Driving the car yesterday with my AC on, I hear a big "Whoosh" from the engine compartment and loss of my AC. After pulling in at home and taking a look, the rear part of the compressor (original), with the threads that hold the compressor hose bracket broke away from the main body of the compressor! The threaded piece of casting just broke apart, with screw and both hoses still attached. Is there too much pressure somehow or just old? It looks like I need to buy a new compressor, and wondered what the best choice is? Thanks, Paul [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ 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/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/