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• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 6 May 2008 13:56:55 -0700
  ...dryer, removed the compressor > > and drained the old oil out and flushed it, flushed the system, replaced > > only the O-rings that were disturbed...
• DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:24:11 -0800
  ...Buy a plier type ring compressor set. You can get these on eBay for under $30 or you can buy an expensive name brand...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:24:05 -0400
  ...But, start the engine, engage compressor and > viola! leak found! The compressor was at fault. > > So, new compressor and all is well. All that...
• Heads, lifters, the usual..
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Sat, 4 May 2002 13:31:15 -0700
  ...the vehicle and I'd have to buy or rent a ring compressor, etc... Next issue - I have a noisy lifter and think I...
• Re: Flush the A/C system - How do I do it?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 11:17:29 -0500
  ...All you need to flush them out is an air compressor and some flushing liquid. There's apparently some sort of air brake dryer...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Mar 2014 to 4 Mar 2014 (#2014-134)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Henderson
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 05:36:36 -0600
  ...Fuel injectors dirty because EFI adds extra fuel to when cold--clean them. --Clean with tool thing and compressor: https://www.youtube.com/watch...
• Re: Texas (or any) AC help
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:05:04 -0400
  ...year and I have replaced O-rings, >Rec/Dryer, Orifice and Compressor. Maybe Barrier lines and O-rings will >solve my dilemma. > >Dave >'78...
• Re: Air-conditioning Seals
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:13:03 EST
  ...Usually a good shop with ALWAYS replace all the of the o-rings when replacing a compressor (just common sense). You can get all...
• article on A/C retrofit to R-134a (new freon)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 26 Aug 94 00:09:25 CDT
  ...which include fittings, compressor label, O-rings and lubricant. @ - $485-600 if A/C shop adapts a Sanden or Zexel compressor. ~ - Deduct $60 for...
• '85 westy fs - addendum
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 11:12:12 -0700
  ...new utility outlets -a/c with good compressor on van (needs recharged) and NEW spare compressor i spent much of this past winter getting...
• Re: Whining AC compressor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 00:00:56 -0500
  ...system - complete flush, new o-rings, new receiver/dryer, new expansion valve. I don't know how the compressor draining was done, or which...
• Re: Shop for AC work in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:03:11 -0700
  ...needs a > charge/0-rings. > > Any recommendations? > > Ideally a shop that won't automatically say "you need a new compressor". > > I know a great...
• Need help .....cylinders and heads on 1.9 l engine
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:43:43 -0400
  ...out of the water jacket, thus leaving zero room for a ring compressor.............. Who has been able to work around this? I would love...
• Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 7 Jul 2020 23:20:42 +0000
  ...lines, condenser, receiver/dryer, valves, O-Rings, oil, and charged with 134a. (retained condenser, cooling coil, and compressor). The system worked wonderful, only needed...
• Re: Spare Parts List - Input
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:28:18 -0700
  ...I decided I would re-ring it in Mexico. I was able to buy all the parts and tools (rings, ring compressor, hone, rod...
• Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 7 Jul 2020 23:14:51 +0000
  ...lines, condenser, receiver/dryer, valves, O-Rings, oil, and charged with 134a. (retained condenser, cooling coil, and compressor). The system worked wonderful, only needed...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 6 May 2008 14:07:33 -0400
  ...figure on replacing the compressor, drier, and expansion valve, blowing the hoses out, putting new oil and o-rings in. If it does put...
• Re: Heads are off; now what?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Smith
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 07:56:10 -0500
  ...ring compressors, but I recall reading posts indicating that this isn't exactly a piece of cake either. 2) German or Brazilian rings? I...
• RE-INSTALLING CYLINDERS?
  Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 09:28:52 EST
  ...the crankshaft or the pistons from the rods? Is there a ring compressor (or has anyone improvised something) that will get into that small...
• Re: Trailing arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 14:19:54 -0600
  what I was thinking was a small ring compressor could work if I had one!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Jun 7...
• Re: AC convert
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:36:42 -0400
  ...and drained the compressor, flushed the system, but kept the old expansion valve. Of course, I put in new O-rings where the old...
• Re: air conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:49:21 -0400
  The compressor is leaking...again. I'll remove the compressor tomorrow early in the morning and they'll fix it under warranty. And, while...
• Re: Redline MT90
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 05:12:23 -0800
  ...I had to get the large o-rings on the back of the compressor from a local A/C shop. The receiver dryer should...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:55:42 -0400
  ...repairs, a 2HP compressor becomes a necessity. Blowing off parts and changing tires alone makes the investment worth while. Piston ring lands do wear...
• Re: change in plans, California (and Mexico) Dreaming
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 13:46:47 -0600
  ...I did however buy a ring compressor, rings, head gasket and front shocks for my 82 diesel westy in Cabo San Lucas once. All...
• Re: A/C question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:03:02 -0500
  ...The 134 O rings are compatible with R12, I'm thinking that the ester oil for the compressor will work with both so you...
• Re: Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:43:34 -0700
  > Do the coolant hoses need top be removed or is there enough slack? Opinions? I did that O-ring on my GL recently. It...
• 91 Vanagon GL FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 10:16:15 -0700
  ...can live without it) - 143k miles - new heads/gaskets - new piston rings - new clutch - many many new hose and connectors - new water pump - new...
• Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 00:00:19 +0000
  ...lines, condenser, receiver/dryer, valves, O-Rings, oil, and charged with 134a. (retained condenser, cooling coil, and compressor). The system worked wonderful, only needed...
• Things I have to Do Before I drive to Alaska....
  Historical mailing list - Scooter061
  Sun, 10 May 1998 19:56:14 EDT
  ...go ahead a replace all the o-rings too. SO....anybody got an A/C Compressor for sale...CHEAP? Second thing......when I first...
• Re: R-134A retrofit (JC WHIPME content)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 13:40:24 -0400
  Can someone go into a little more detail as to what is involved with changing the o-rings, flushing the lines and compressor oil...
• My A/C Saga Continues...
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 23:38:36 -0400
  ...friend to leave some of the o-rings be, but I did replace them at the compressor and dryer. Our disappointing results were as...
• Re: replacing hoses on oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 May 2011 23:45:22 -0400
  ...Replace that O-ring between the cooler and case while there. With the big WP feed pipe out there is plenty of room. Note...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Neededpecial issue (#2006-445)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 25 May 2006 16:04:27 -0700
  ...Oh, and of course the compressor-->drier and compressor-->evaporator hoses (and compressors naturally) are different as well. If you have the "factory" unit...
• Re: Help - 86 GL Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 16:58:53 -0600
  ...an aftermarket compressor which could be a >Sanden, York or Tecumseh unit. Next, my mechanic suggested I replace all >the O-rings before we...
• Re: A/C
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:22:43 -0400
  ...The first thing I did was to replace the main lines from the compressor in the back, to the condenser in front of the...
• Re: [limbolist] a/c retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 19:48:28 -0400
  ...The A/C compressor DOES NOT need to be replaced, a few o-rings, reciver drier and the compressor oil needs to be replaced...
• Re: Air Conditioner Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 20:22:13 -0500
  ...I replaced the > reciever-drier , emptied the old oil out of the compressor, replaced it > with ester oil. I put in new O-rings...
• Re: Heads off, piston ring broken
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 18:57:23 -0500
  ...I found a couple of >members who succeeded in using a wrench-type ring compressor to get the >cylinders back on the pistons without...
• A/C work question
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Thu, 13 May 2010 09:21:55 -0500
  ...Break apart system into sections and flushed with a quart of methanol and a gallon denatured alcohol Cleaned up fittings and replaced o-rings...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Oct 2008 - Special issue (#2008-1075)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 10:18:57 -0700
  ...to *some* degree after all these years - and the o-ring to device (compressor, drier, condenser, evaporator) seal which can also leak. So, you...
• Re: air conditioning 1991 Westy Syncro ?'s
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 11:09:33 EDT
  ...I don't know if these system are leaking around the seals in the compressor or what (my system has all new o-rings...
• Re: AC System Leak
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:21:27 -0400
  ...It turned that the hose from the compressor to the condenser had been spliced just above the transaxle last time the compressor was replaced...
• Thanks and New Problem (Heads and Cylinders)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 17:37:37 EDT
  ...I need to figure out how I can compress the rings to reinstall the cylinders. A normal ring compressor is used when sliding the...
• Re: R-134a and lube amounts... PLEASE HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 09:35:00 EDT
  ...I've changed o-rings, dryer.... VW says 47.6 ounces and 5.8 >of >lube. That's about 94% of what the R...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 May 2008 13:15:21 -0500
  ...figure on replacing the compressor, drier, and expansion valve, > blowing the hoses out, putting new oil and o-rings in. If it does put...
• Re: A/C Fuse Bentley pg 87.4
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:04:40 -0500
  ...My problem ended up being increased resistance from > corrosion on the ring terminals on some of the wiring back there. After > replacing the ring...
• Re: Meep Meep!!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:46:58 -0400
  Of course most of those require a compressor to toot the horn. Of course for us Syncro owners, that is sort of an interesting...
• Re: AC Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 20:47:18 -0400
  ...The compressor was completely removed so that all the "old" oil could be drained from it. The receiver/drier and the O-Rings is...
• Re: R12 or R134?
  Historical mailing list - Keith A. Hughes
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:44:04 -0700
  ...drain the oil from the compressor, and add the PAG or Ester oils used for 134A. Any O-rings disturbed by the repair operation...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:06:00 -0600
  ...If you've used the > >>>>>>> compressor > >>>>>> (hi > >>>> > >>>>> Alistair!), which route did you go? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> 3) It seems that the VW specific ring tool ( http://goo...
• Re: Question about AC and the 86 up three speed fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:42:13 -0700
  ...High speed is only triggered by the radiator temp switch and then the A/C compressor is turned off automatically to reduce the load...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:03:03 -0700
  I did it with a cut down compressor. Slim so it still could fit between cylinders and block. Was a pain, but do able...
• Re: AC Conv: R12 to R134A, long, Larry A.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 15:28:16 -0500
  ...Boys (generic set of blue rings, three or four each of four sizes), O-rings for the compressor connections from the dealer, a can...
• Re: Stuck cylinder (Head gasket replacement)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 07:03:46 EST
  ...To get the errant cylinder back into the case I ended up cutting the handles off my ring compressor and clamping them with a...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Oct 2008 - Special issue (#2008-1075)
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 13:31:56 -0700
  ...to *some* degree after all these years - and the o-ring to device (compressor, drier, condenser, evaporator) seal which can also leak. So, you...
• Re: Craftsperson Tools
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sat, 4 Feb 1995 14:16:52 -0500 (EST)
  ...set is a good place to start, but you're gonna need feeler guages, ring compressors, allen wrenches, crows foot wrenches, etc... etc... etc...
• Re: jugs, vw that is...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:44:59 -0800
  ...air-cooled pancake, > I use a large hose clamp as a ring compressor, but on the wasserboxer(84), > the jugs aren't exposed-they...
• Re: '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich??? ideas??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:54:57 -0400
  ...It is the lone brown wire in the small bundle that goes to the distributor connector but split off to a ring connector that...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:37:33 -0700
  Chris, All told, the total cost was nearly $900 -- keep in mind I had a new compressor and it, alone, was $265. The remainder...