what does it take to put ac in?

[SPR1NK]

Those two parts are much cheaper than I expected then to be

 

[SPR1NK]

Actually I would love to do that, wouldn't mind a trip out that way

Not sure my truck would survive the drive tho lol

 

[tbrumm]

Gut the parts truck, bring about 200 for parts, drive to Portland. We will put it in, go home in chilly comfort.

Russ, I sure wish I could take advantage of your generous offer and have you help me install my AC too. It might take me "a few hours" to drive from WI to OR though. Plus, I just about have the heads off!

 

[tbrumm]

Those two parts are much cheaper than I expected then to be

And don't forget about RockAuto.com(a sponsor of this site) and Amazon too.

 

[chris142]

So the receiver dryer looks like a little can with an inlet and outlet?

I'm trying to look it up online

I feel like I'm being a giant pain sorry

it's called an accumulator on our trucks since it's on the low side

 

[SPR1NK]

oh i didnt know that rockauto is a sponsor of this site

ill be buying locally tho for time reasons

it's called an accumulator on our trucks since it's on the low side

so its this that i need? http://www.autozone.com/cooling-heating-and-climate-control/a-c-accumulator/everco-a-c-accumulator/844118_0_0_2398/?checkfit=true

or this? http://www.autozone.com/cooling-heating-and-climate-control/a-c-receiver-drier/everco-a-c-receiver-drier/161257_148145_0_1673/?checkfit=true

and then i need one of these correct? http://www.autozone.com/cooling-heating-and-climate-control/a-c-orifice-tube?filterByKeyWord=orifice+tube&fromString=search&isIgnoreVehicle=false

 

[SPR1NK]

i will also pick up one of those haynes books this weekend when i go looking for the parts

 

[typ4]

Russ, I sure wish I could take advantage of your generous offer and have you help me install my AC too. It might take me "a few hours" to drive from WI to OR though. Plus, I just about have the heads off!

Just bring our daughter with you, she's in Oshkosh. Lol

 

[chris142]

Where do I get all of that stuff?

Is it absolutely necessary to do that?
My dad didn't change any of that out on the Lincoln, just used the cheapo retrofit kit on it and it works fine, or is that bad to do?

Very bad.the dessicant in the r12 accumulator does not work with r134a so there is no moisture removal going on.eventully the r134a will eat the bag and dump the dessicant into the system.plugging and it up and destroying the compressor

 

[SPR1NK]

oh, well that probably explains why the Lincoln is rapidly losing it coldness, we had just assumed it had a leak

 

[chris142]

Or the orings that are not compatible with r134a are leaking

 

[tbrumm]

i will also pick up one of those haynes books this weekend when i go looking for the parts

Reading through the Haynes AC manual helped me a lot. I didn't really have a clue how the automotive AC worked, or know how to repair the system. Between the manual and the help from the folks on this site, I think I can get the AC in my truck working right.

 

[tbrumm]

Just bring our daughter with you, she's in Oshkosh. Lol

No problem - plenty of room in the crew cab! Once I have AC again, it might even be comfortable.

 

[SPR1NK]

So I got to looking at this today and I noticed that the truck the ac come from the the switch for panel floor defrost etc is vacuum controlled, and in my truck that's a push pull cable controlling it

So to change to the ac do I have to somehow convert my truck to use vacuum to switch that?

 

[chris142]

No.the only vacuum part is the fresh air door