Jake, Recommending a compressor that is 30+ years old to young folks that soak up this information and don't know parts like you and I do to me is not good info. Here is what you said no matter what your experience is with a 30+ year old compressor or not. Sanden who makes them say's they don't recommend them after 5 years.(( My personal favorite )) sounds like a recommendation from you and when you said Hervey's fits well sounds like there may be trouble fitting mine. You just had to drop that little bit of doubt on mine. You could have said nothing about where to by but said you have your choice of NOS or NEW. I think people would get the idea. (( 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.)) Call Sanden to verify what I said and you will see what I mean whether they buy it from any Sanden source. At least buy a new one. Not NOS or old and be careful on Ebay or Craig's list parts that won't have the correct back head. John -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jake Kamphoefner Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 1:40 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] AC Compressor blows a back plate? John, Keep in mind that I am the only one of the two of us who is an unbiased source. I didn't push anything. I told Paul what his two options were (yours included). You'll never hear me criticize a new compressor, but Sanden is a biased source also (considering they've already made their money off the leftover pile of DMC's original compressors). My 30-year-old compressor is still working just fine, and it has been in a lot worse environment than a warehouse (namely, my engine bay). I don't appreciate the criticism considering I am one of the handful of people on this list that can tell you first-hand what still works on a DeLorean after 100,000 miles. Paul made the decision that was right for him, and that's all I care about. I didn't write that response to make money (though I'd be happy to take any that people send me for no reason). Jake 1063 ________________________________ From: John Hervey <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 9:37:32 AM Subject: RE: [DML] AC Compressor blows a back plate? 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 [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/