01Before.JPG
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Because the compressor is locked up, and because it's more expensive to repair an R-12 system than t...

02CaseScrews.JPG
4271 hits | 73.05 KB | Posted: 11/24/09
I'll remove the evaporator core for 2 reasons:
1) to check for metal shavings from the failed compre...

03Inside.JPG
2941 hits | 71.35 KB | Posted: 11/24/09
There's one fastener for the evaporator cover inside: an 11mm(7/16") lag screw.

04Evap.JPG
3597 hits | 58.61 KB | Posted: 11/24/09
The butyl sealant between the case halves takes some effort to separate, and then the evaporator & c...

05Ready.JPG
2959 hits | 90.39 KB | Posted: 11/24/09
The evaporator has been removed from its housing; the compressor is unbolted from the engine; & the ...

06Gone.JPG
3535 hits | 92.22 KB | Posted: 11/24/09
Even working alone, it's fairly easy to lift the entire refrigerant system out of the engine bay as ...

07Out.JPG
3361 hits | 103.72 KB | Posted: 11/24/09
Even working alone, it's fairly easy to lift the entire refrigerant system out of the engine bay as ...

FinComb.JPG
2333 hits | 80.76 KB | Posted: 9/17/12
A fin comb can be used to clean & straighten the condenser fins. The fin pitch on the old R12 conde...

08Parts.JPG
3257 hits | 125.88 KB | Posted: 11/24/09
System components

[url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/227665][img]https://www.supermoto...

09Orifice.JPG
2748 hits | 72.17 KB | Posted: 11/24/09
After recovering the refrigerant (using the proper equipment according to applicable laws), remove t...

10Screen.JPG
3440 hits | 42.77 KB | Posted: 11/24/09
This orifice tube is blue (with black residue on most of it), indicating it's for R-12. Note the fi...

OrificeTrash.JPG
2096 hits | 61.15 KB | Posted: 9/17/12
This is a severely fouled orifice tube, though not with the normal type of debris. This one contain...

11Parts.JPG
3306 hits | 101.62 KB | Posted: 11/24/09
The kit I bought contained a pint of flush, a new oiled compressor w/clutch & pulley, a bottle of PA...

12After.JPG
2940 hits | 71.88 KB | Posted: 11/25/09
Everything has been reassembled. The compressor was shipped with 7oz of oil, and the dye is blended...

LabelR12.JPG
2980 hits | 37.41 KB | Posted: 11/25/09
The original 1993 label (apparently designed in 1990) from the R-12 accumulator. Per [url=http://ww...