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Subject:AC refurb
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Wed, 11 May 2011 20:01:54 -0700

I have a new compressor (SD5) and would like to resurrect my '85 Westy's AC.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to need to replace all of the AC hoses (they're
over 25 years old!) and replace with newer hoses designed for R134a (tighter
rubber or lined, IIRC).

Any recommendations on a source for the hoses?  I'm in a big city (Phoenix)
and can easily source locally if it's advisable to have them custom made
using either my old fittings or new ones.

Any recommendations on the job in general.  I have a good local mechanic to
lean on, but V'gons are not his "thing".  However, being a mechanic in
Phoenix, AC has to be his "thing".

Karl Wolz