Re: [DML] A/C System Questions.

[Jim Strickland <ihaveanaccount@xxxx>]

I do NOT have specifications for the length/fittings, etc. 

I took out the old hoses and they built new ones from the old ones. Like
was mentioned, the connector on the compressor side is rare and often
needs to be reused.

About "threading" in the new hoses, the high pressure side went right in
because of the side of the hose relative to the space between the frame
and body. The hose is stiff, so it just pushed through by hand. You
only have to make sure it doesn't catch on any bolts when pushing it
through. 

The low pressure side is another story, as it is really snug in there. 
Mine was at least. I had the AC shop replace the stock 5/8th inch hose
(i think) with 1/2 inch hose (i think). It went in easier than the old
one came out. They guys at the shop said that the hose change shouldn't
be a problem, and now that the AC is working again, I'd tend to agree-
it's working just fine. 

If anyone else is going to do this, make sure the male end of the in-line
connector is the one that you are pushing through the frame, as it is
much smaller than the female connector.

Also, some people swear by their hose-clamped AC reliability- that
they're just as good and cheaper. The high-pressure hose that I had hose
clamped blew apart, and that's why I think the in-line high pressure
connector is a great idea.

Jim




On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:39:39 -0400 "michael townsley"
<townfour@xxxx> writes:
> Jim:
> 
> Did you give the A/C Shop some type of specification for making up 
> the new
> hoses prior to threading the new hoses through the frame I assume 
> using the
> old ones? If so I would appreciate a copy....If not how were you 
> able to
> thread the new cables through the frame if the old ones had already 
> been
> removed so the A/C shop could fabricate the new ones?
> 
> Mike Townsley
> 2 Fox Hill Road
> Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475
> 860 304 2412
> townfour@xxxx
> 
> 

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