I've wondered if anyone could give me a money/time saving tip on revamping the A/C system on my '83 WAG which I bought from my brother-in-law last spring. It blows tons of air but its not cold. I'm not a genius when it comes to cars but I have spent months studying the parts and mechanics of my Jeep with the help of the Chiltons manual and in talking to my brother-in-law who IS mechanically talented (except in the area of A/C systems). He says that I need to go get a compressor at a junk yard. I called around and found a place that had one for $50. Not bad since new ones cost $200-300. But is that going to solve my problem? I'm just not sure where to start with this little A/C project and I'm sure someone out there could do this in their sleep. I called a guy here in town who has a shop that specializes in A/C repair and he acted like an '83 Jeep was a highly unusual vehicle so I don't want to make 100 trips to him, the dealer, the auto parts store, the junk yard and back to him for what should be a relatively painless project. All he really said was if you buy a compressor make sure you buy new o-rings for it no matter what (and they're cheap so who cares) I guess my question is, without using too much technical verbage, what should I evaluate first to get this task accomplished? My thinking is that a compressor from an old Jeep that's been sitting in a junkyard for who knows how long might not even work. I mean, if you don't use your A/C for even a few months don't the seals get messed up? And I don't want to take it to this service guy and come back to a $1000 bill the next day. I've looked at new compressors but I can't figure out if the A/C system in my car was factory or dealer installed - I even called Jeep/Chrysler to see if they could help me figure this out by giving them the VIN but they said their records didn't go back further than '86 for that info. It's hot and I just want this done but where do I start so I don't have to mortgage the house for some simple comfort in the 100 degree temps right now? Any information I can get from a Jeep A/C expert would be most excellent - THANKS!
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'83 WAG LIMITED
360 2BBL, 217K miles
New Engine: in progress
New Intake: in progress
Paint Job: in progress
Skyjacker Lift: in progress
[This message has been edited by Jordo (edited August 03, 2000).]
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'83 WAG LIMITED
360 2BBL, 217K miles
New Engine: in progress
New Intake: in progress
Paint Job: in progress
Skyjacker Lift: in progress
[This message has been edited by Jordo (edited August 03, 2000).]
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