>At 10:52 AM -0700 8/19/99, Penberthy, Thomas wrote:

>Then I went to get the A/C fixed. Ouch!
>
>I just got off the phone with the guy from the radiator shop. He said I need
>the following:
>
>compressor shaft seal
>receiver dryer
>freon
>
>I understand that it's old, stuff breaks, etc. The A/C definitely doesn't
>work at the moment (blows but not cold)
>
>Questions:
>
>Is $514.70 too much to pay for having this work done?
>
>My understanding is that a lot of the work is labor taking the paneling off
>to get at the compressor.
>Is this difficult work? I don't yet have a manual, so is the process
>described in any of them?
>

        There's NO panelling to take off...the AC compressor is attached
        the rear of the engine on the driver's side.

        I seem to remember that the receiver-dryer and freon recharge
        was about $250 when I had it done on my wife's 91 Carat a few
        summers ago.

        Someone will probably chime in from the list vendors and
        tell you that a NEW compressor is less than the repair...