After broiling in my van this weekend, I have decided to try and get the a/c working again. This is an '85 pop top Weekender, so it has the rear mounted a/c. It currently runs, but the compressor sounds horrible, like the bearings are shot. The air it blows out is cool, not cold. I had a spare compressor and for grins yesterday stuck it in-it sounds worse the the original (both are Sanden 508). So, I bit the bullet and ordered a new compressor and receiver/drier from Bus Depot. A buddy of mine who had a similar failure in his a/c replaced the compressor and receiver/drier and charged the a/c himself only to have the compressor fail in 2 years. He suggested I replace the parts and take it to an a/c shop and have them recharge it, which sounds like good advice. Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions?

Jeff Stewart