Re: AC and the York compressor

[coutinho.ka@pg.com]

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Miles,

        My compressor died about a week ago.  I decided to put it off as it's 
probably going to start cooling down in about two weeks.  It's now around 85F, 
which I can bare for another 15 days :)

        Anyways, the compressor, drier and expansion valve costs a total of 
$690.  Estimated labor was $250 plus vac+gas around $140.  After taxes and 
conversion to US, that works out to about $900.  err.. this is NOT an a VW 
dealer either..

        I don't know if this is a good idea or not but I bought a second hand 
compressor for $45.  I'm going to try replacing it myself with the help of a 
friend who changed a compressor on a CRX.  I think the only thing I'll have to 
get professionally done is the vac+gas.

        Anyone know how you'd check a second hand compressor?


Kevin.
'86 Scirocco
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Date:    8/14/96 6:00 PM


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I recently took my 82 Scirocco to a shop to have the AC checked 
and filled.  This car has the York compressor, which I replaced
about 5 years ago along with the drier and condensor.  At the time, 
these parts totalled about $250 from the since defunct Apec.

Now these guys have given me an estimate of, get this, $856 to 
replace the compressor, drier, and expansion valve!  The compressor 
alone, they claimed, was $400.  Needless to say I told them to
get bent and yanked the car out of the shop.  You'd think they 
were doing a conversion to R-134 at these prices!

Any recommendation for AC service in the Houston area would
be welcome.  I need to locate the rare shop that doesn't assume
all of their customers are complete idiots.  I'll let you know what 
happens...

Miles Lott (http://www.insync.net/~milos) 
A.A.S. E.E.T./SBE BCST ENG

KTXH Ch. 20 in Houston, TX - home of the 
Rockets, Astros, Aeros, Terror


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