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Subject:Re: Coolant hose replacement question.
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:34:33 +0000

I always stuck a 2 x 4 over the back seat, inside the car, wedged under the
middle seat, and hung the compressor off of it with a coat hanger on the
part extending to the engine compartment.

You DONT want to disconnect any AC hoses.

Jim

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 3:16 PM Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:

> Should be able to move compressor without removing the lines
>
> Karl Wolz
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
>
> > On Jul 17, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Here we go again.
> > The coolant hose and the drive side rear just below the AC Pump is
> leaking. It connects to the tee just below the engine Cher iPod the same
> side.
> > I need to remove the AC Pump to get at the hose. What precautions are
> needed when I unbolt the lines from the unit. Should I relieve pressure by
> the valve with light blue cap over the valve? Etc.
> >
> > Dennis Jowell
> > Scotch Hollow Farm
> > Newbury, Vermont
>