Date:         Sun, 30 Mar 2003 05:12:23 -0800
Reply-To:     TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Redline MT90
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--- Sidney White <Jeanon@AOL.COM> wrote:
> could someone recommend a source in the southeast
> for this product

I got my MTL via mail order from Murray's Auto Supply
· No. Miami, FL · 305-687-7301, I'm sure they stock
the MT-90 as well.

> and a good R134a conversion kit

The parts you need are new (green) o-rings, a
receiver/dryer and R-134a low and high side fitting
adapters. Your old hoses should work, I replaced mine
because one had been spliced and I didn't want to take
a chance with the old lines.

The shop that rebuilt my A/C lines gave me new o-rings
for most of the fittings. I had to get the large
o-rings on the back of the compressor from a local A/C
shop.

The receiver dryer should be available through any A/C
parts supplier or the internet parts houses.

My local FLAPS had the port adapters, I got a
right-angle high side adapter to make it easier to get
to that fitting inside my closet.

Changing the o-rings out is pretty straight forward
once the system has been evacuated. The hardest ones
to reach are the expansion valve/evaporator
connections in the upper rear cabinet, lowering the
rear cabinet is required. It's not an easy task, but
you can do it yourself and save a bunch of $$$ since
it is quite time consuming.

I wrote up a procedure for removing the cabinet and
posted it here:
<http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0208A&L=vanagon&P=R5831>.
You will also need some new foam tape insulation to
reseal the housing since most of the original stuff
would have deteriorated by now.

Good luck,

=====
TJ Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
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