I'd go with the UAC RD5027C because it's all one unit. Less fittings, less leak chances. JMO.the picture i posted above is not mine just a reference. by the time i got 83 cutlass everything was gone no dryer and compressor. so im starting with nothing im not even sure which one i need at this point. but what you are saying makes very good sense. would you have a picture of the one that should be in that car? rock auto is showing FOUR SEASONS 33205 and UAC RD5027C
GPD 1411326 Tank and Tubes Kit for my 83 cutlass.
Yes, the orifice tubes are pretty much all the same for those era cars. I've seen some cases where slightly different sized, or from different MFG (ie; Ford) style are substituted, but IMHO just go with the OEM replacement. I can assure you it will work fine and be cold as the north pole if everything else in the system is working correctly.one question i have will this office tube work with 134 ?
Underlined and bolded for effect. Totally slipped my mind on this. While RA is usually pretty good on prices, the shipping can eat you alive on big orders that have to come from different places. Totally agree on this. Best thing to do is throw everything you want in the cart first and see how it plays with shipping. Remove stuff you don't absolutely have to have coming from another warehouse and see how it affects shipping. Depending on what you buy, sometimes even coming from 2 warehouses may still be cheaper than buying somewhere else. Use your math skills.Search this forum, there's been quite a few threads on AC system repairs, parts and component lists, etc. but like 69HurstOlds provided, Rockauto is a great source. I recently did a complete rebuild on a friends 86 MCSS and while I used RA for some stuff, I actually got 90% of the Four Seasons parts from Summit Racing, as they had in stock, and don't do the (one thing I hate) at RA which is charge separate shipping fees for every "warehouse" the parts may be coming from. When you have a long list of parts from RA, that's almost bound to happen unless you spend a lot of time to pick and choose parts that can all be shipped from same location which isn't always possible...but I digress.
One last heads up if you plan to charge the system yourself (vs bring to an AC shop) is I was in my local Walmart just today, and they had the 12oz R134a cans for $7, not sure if that's just a clearance price (end of summer??) but I'm thinking to go grab 5-6 cans to keep on the shelf since there's a good chance the prices will be going up in the future as things tend to do...so might want to check your local store if they have same deal and grab it in advance, they have long shelf life. They only had about 3-4 cases left (approx. 100 cans).
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