The Resurrection of Vixen

Quote of the Week:
"Uh... Dave... Are you going to clean up the mess from Mount St. DeLorean over there?" -My Neighbor, Sheila

So, today's events are already being referred to by my neighbors as "The Great Mildred Street Polyester Explosion"... and it's a mess, indeed.

Confused? Well, maybe I had better back up a bit.

I decided to charge up my air conditioning system today. Now let me start by saying that I hate air conditioning; as it always gives me a headache. I figure that if you want to cool down, well, that's what windows are for. But, with the DeLorean, I'm told air conditioning is something of a necessity. So, I bought all the remaining parts I'd need this morning. I took some good notes with part numbers and procedures for a future post on retrofitting your D to R134a. However, I'll save that for another day.

I charged up the system, and it was blowing nice cold air, and the pressure on both sides was just fine. One little problem went unnoticed, though. The bolt that I used to hold the clamp on the back of the compressor was about 1/2" too short, and didn't thread into the casing very deeply. What resulted was an explosion with all the subtlety and grace of Mt. St. Helens. A geyser of polyester oil shot about 30 feet in the air, wafting gently on the wind to settle on pretty much every car in my neighborhood. It also covered my entire engine and interior with a fine coat of oil. Sigggghhhhhh....

The explosion did little other damage, save for the back of the compressor. The mounting boss between the suction and discharge side on the rear of the compressor was ripped right off. I guess I won't have air for a little while.

If anyone needs me, I'll be washing my neighbors' cars.

Costs for Week 33:

Date	Purchase	Store	Price
04-Jun-00	A/C Check gauge	Pep Boys	4.99
04-Jun-00	A/C Stop leak	Pep Boys	3.99
04-Jun-00	A/C Thermometer	Pep Boys	4.99
04-Jun-00	A/C Duct cleaner	Pep Boys	3.49
05-Jun-00	105845 A/C Clamp	Specialty Automotive	5.00
06-Jun-00	Bolts, nuts, washers	Pep Boys	0.95
06-Jun-00	A/C Switch	Pep Boys	11.49
06-Jun-00	Orifice Tube	Pep Boys	2.49
06-Jun-00	A/C Pulley bearing	Pep Boys	13.14
06-Jun-00	A/C Accumulator	Pep Boys	49.99
06-Jun-00	R-134a, six cans	Pep Boys	29.95
06-Jun-00	Ester oil, 2 cans	Pep Boys	11.98
06-Jun-00	R-134a leak detector and sealer	Pep Boys	3.99
06-Jun-00	R-134a Maxi Cool	Pep Boys	6.99
		Week 33 Total:	153.43

		Running Total:	12,074.24

Date	Purchase	Store	Price
		Week 33 Total	$

		Running Total	$

Year One:
Week 1	Week 8	Week 15	Week 22	Week 29	Week 36	Week 43	Week 50
Week 2	Week 9	Week 16	Week 23	Week 30	Week 37	Week 44	Week 51
Week 3	Week 10	Week 17	Week 24	Week 31	Week 38	Week 45	Week 52
Week 4	Week 11	Week 18	Week 25	Week 32	Week 39	Week 46	-
Week 5	Week 12	Week 19	Week 26	Week 33	Week 40	Week 47	-
Week 6	Week 13	Week 20	Week 27	Week 34	Week 41	Week 48	-
Week 7	Week 14	Week 21	Week 28	Week 35	Week 42	Week 49	-
Year Two:
Week 53	Week 60	Week 67	Week 74	Week 81	Week 88	Week 95	Week 102
Week 54	Week 61	Week 68	Week 75	Week 82	Week 89	Week 96	Week 103
Week 55	Week 62	Week 69	Week 76	Week 83	Week 90	Week 97	Week 104
Week 56	Week 63	Week 70	Week 77	Week 84	Week 91	Week 98	-
Week 57	Week 64	Week 71	Week 78	Week 85	Week 92	Week 99	-
Week 58	Week 65	Week 72	Week 79	Week 86	Week 93	Week 100	-
Week 59	Week 66	Week 73	Week 80	Week 87	Week 94	Week 101	-
Year Three:
Week 105	Week 112	Week 119	Week 126	Week 133	Week 140	Week 147	Week 154
Week 106	Week 113	Week 120	Week 127	Week 134	Week 141	Week 148	Week 155
Week 107	Week 114	Week 121	Week 128	Week 135	Week 142	Week 149	Week 156
Week 108	Week 115	Week 122	Week 129	Week 136	Week 143	Week 150	-
Week 109	Week 116	Week 123	Week 130	Week 137	Week 144	Week 151	-
Week 110	Week 117	Week 124	Week 131	Week 138	Week 145	Week 152	-
Week 111	Week 118	Week 125	Week 132	Week 139	Week 146	Week 153	-
Year Four:
Week 157	Week 164	Week 171	Week 178	Week 185	Week 192	Week 199	Week 206
Week 158	Week 165	Week 172	Week 179	Week 186	Week 193	Week 200	Week 207
Week 159	Week 166	Week 173	Week 180	Week 187	Week 194	Week 201	Week 208
Week 160	Week 167	Week 174	Week 181	Week 188	Week 195	Week 202	-
Week 161	Week 168	Week 175	Week 182	Week 189	Week 196	Week 203	-
Week 162	Week 169	Week 176	Week 183	Week 190	Week 197	Week 204	-
Week 163	Week 170	Week 177	Week 184	Week 191	Week 198	Week 205	-
Year Five:
Week 209	Week 216	Week 223	Week 230	Week 237	Week 244
Week 210	Week 217	Week 224	Week 231	Week 238
Week 211	Week 218	Week 225	Week 232	Week 239
Week 212	Week 219	Week 226	Week 233	Week 240
Week 213	Week 220	Week 227	Week 234	Week 241
Week 214	Week 221	Week 228	Week 235	Week 242
Week 215	Week 222	Week 229	Week 236	Week 243

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