All the parts should be here next week for my restoration of my A/C system. The compressor has been out of the van a long time. The plugs that were in the ends of the high and low pressure lines where they connect to the compressor are gone - for how long is anybody's guess. The lines are open. It's anybody's guess as to what's in there. Mud Daubers nests, dead lizard, dirt, or whatever. I'm sure I need to flush those pipes with something, but the questions are - 1) with what, and 2) how? I question the need to hire a garage to do this. And after re-reading Jim Felders small treatise on how to convert to R134a I'm sure I can do this conversion myself - but I am unsure about cleaning/flushing those pipes. I seem to remember somewhere back in time someone said to use something from the trucking industry that is used in brake maintenance, rather than the really expensive stuff the A/C shops want to throw at you as a system flush. But for the life of me I can't remember enough of it to hunt it down. Any suggestions? Thanks, John -- John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com |
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