We're back for another exciting episode of the mix and match A/C system! So here's the questions:
I have the original 1985 R4 Compressor from when the car was a V6 back in the ancient times of 1997. It has not been on the car since then, but still spins freely, and I kept the holes more or less sealed with duct tape. It has never been run with 134a, but that is the plan. Should I run it, or would a better plan be to pull a R4 off a 1994-95 S-10 which originally had 134a and just swap the compressor clutch from serpentine to the V belt configuration my car uses?
Second question: The condenser in my car came off a friend's 1984 Z-28, and has not seen use since 1996. I seem to remember him having the compressor fail in that car, but do not remember exactly why. I want to use it because the outlets are in a better spot than the V6 condenser as far as the 84 Z-28 hose set I am using. I do not know if it is safe to do so though, and wonder how I should go about cleaning it out so that it is safe.
All my hoses, O-rings, orifice tube, cycling switch and the dryer are new parts. I am trying to reuse old crap because I have it and do not have the cash to replace it. The reason for the Z-28 hoses and such is that they let me run the dual snorkel air filter base off that car, which is a rare piece in that it only saw use in L69 Camaros.
I have the original 1985 R4 Compressor from when the car was a V6 back in the ancient times of 1997. It has not been on the car since then, but still spins freely, and I kept the holes more or less sealed with duct tape. It has never been run with 134a, but that is the plan. Should I run it, or would a better plan be to pull a R4 off a 1994-95 S-10 which originally had 134a and just swap the compressor clutch from serpentine to the V belt configuration my car uses?
Second question: The condenser in my car came off a friend's 1984 Z-28, and has not seen use since 1996. I seem to remember him having the compressor fail in that car, but do not remember exactly why. I want to use it because the outlets are in a better spot than the V6 condenser as far as the 84 Z-28 hose set I am using. I do not know if it is safe to do so though, and wonder how I should go about cleaning it out so that it is safe.
All my hoses, O-rings, orifice tube, cycling switch and the dryer are new parts. I am trying to reuse old crap because I have it and do not have the cash to replace it. The reason for the Z-28 hoses and such is that they let me run the dual snorkel air filter base off that car, which is a rare piece in that it only saw use in L69 Camaros.
