Date:         Mon, 29 Jul 2002 10:22:16 EDT
Reply-To:     Willolyn99@AOL.COM
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From:         Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@AOL.COM>
Subject:      busted AC fitting
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Howdy all,
       I'm in a bind.  My AC is out, I have a broken hose fitting.  The
fitting is from an '87, where the hose from the evaporator meets the
compressor on the suction side.  Big 1" thread nut, low pressure port, 45
degree bend, half a foot long.  It cracked just above where the nut clamps
down on it.  I'd guess that too much vibration over the years has fatigued it
to death.  Everything else in the system is OK.
       So, does anyone out there have one of these fittings laying around?
OK, didn't think that would work, so does anyone know where to get one in
good condidtion?  Or, can they be welded or soldered?  I don't need the whole
hose, just the fitting.

(BTW my AC system is from a '90, retrofitted to my '85, with a '87
compressor, adapted to the Tiico engine.  Frankencooler!  And it actually
worked.)

Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!

Bill Marshall
85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Waterbox"
Bradenton FL