|
|
|
|
| Author |
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 274
|
A/C hode replacement
Sorry for the typo in the subject. I meant hose, not hode.
Anyway, I've got a leak in the hose that goes from the compressor to the condenser. I see that I can get the hose here from Pelican. How difficult is that to replace? Will I need to remove the compressor? This is on a 1990 S2. Last edited by steveo12345; 07-31-2016 at 10:02 AM.. |
||
07-31-2016, 09:53 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 405
|
No, you won't have to remove the compressor. Just the batwing and the under engine cover.
You will need two large metric wrenches for the nut at the condensor. One to hold the nut on the condensor, and one to loosen the hose nut. Make sure the system is empty of refrigerant. You will need to have it evacuated and refilled. If it is an R12 system this is the right time to upgrade to R-134a. That hose is the most stressed one in the system; it operates at high temperature and high pressure. Get a good hose: https://griffiths.com/product/compressor-to-condenser-1985-2-ac-barrier-hose-944-951-968/ |
||
|
07-31-2016, 11:37 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 274
|
Thanks for the info. Is that hose better than this one?
Porsche 924, 944 & 968 (1976-1995) - Air Conditioning & Vents - Page 4 I'd rather pay a few more dollars and get it from Pelican. |
||
|
07-31-2016, 02:03 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,370
|
You have to edit that title, I skipped it.
I can't dig up the links now, look at some of my recent posts, I did this on an 87 NA. |
||
|
07-31-2016, 03:32 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 274
|
Thanks but it won't let me edit the title. Is there a way to do that?
|
||
|
08-01-2016, 02:33 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,370
|
I tried too on my own posts - never really figured it out!
|
||
|
08-01-2016, 04:09 AM
|
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 800
|
Pelican sells the Griffith part. Subscript on the part number.
|
||
|
08-01-2016, 05:52 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,370
|
AC hose at compressor : removal
Yet another AC condenser removal post ... that's an '87 944 NA. HTH.
__________________
87 944 NA |
||
|
08-01-2016, 09:59 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 274
|
Thanks!
|
||
|
08-01-2016, 10:05 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 405
|
I have 110% trust in the Griffiths hose.
It's not a cheap hose, very good quality, better than OEM. |
||
|
08-02-2016, 11:40 AM
|
|
|
Just thinking out loud
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Close by
Posts: 6,884
|
Have it rebuilt. I did, for less than $30.
__________________
83 944 91 FJ80 84 Ram Charger (now gone) |
||
|
08-02-2016, 01:50 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 405
|
Went down the rebuilt hose road. It developed a small leak at the fitting at the condensor end; enough to make the leak detector go nuts.
However, rebuilt is OK if you can find the right hose and the crimp work is perfect. |
||
|
08-02-2016, 05:40 PM
|
|
|
