Re: A/C expansion block?

["Daniel A. Nowlan" <nowlan@flash.net>]

At 16:25 9/28/98 -0500, Gerry Reichelt wrote:
>At 03:33 PM 9/28/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>What is an a/c expansion block?  Mechanic said it is a valve or some
>>shit like that, but I don't know what he's talking about.  What's
>>involved in replacing one?  I'm taking my car *back* into the shop to
>>have the a/c system pressurized so they know exactly where the problem's
>>coming from, but I wanna know what this guy's talking about before I go
>>in.  Can one of you gurus help me out here?  Thanks.
>>
>   It's called a thermostatic expansion valve. Usually located on the pass.
>side, behind glove box/dash. It controls the amount of refrig. flow ie:
>high side to low side.  HTH

ARRGGGGHHHHHHHH!  No good, lop-eared, piece of shit car.  <pulling at hair,
grasping at brain>  Must ... calm ... down.

Our Lord, Veedub be thy game,
On home turf, as it is on the M-11,
Give us this day, our 17" alloys,
Forgive us our burn-outs,
As we forgive those who have better stereos.
For thine is the VR6, the G60, and the 16v.
For ever and ever,
Ah Dub.

It didn't turn out to be that fuckin' expansion valve, though that needs to
be replaced, too.  It's the damn evaporator core!  I'm looking at more than
$450 to get a/c back.  That's on top of $800 last year and $60 earlier this
summer.  I can't fuckin' believe this.  It's a "good" car, but it's not
worth pouring money into like this.  Sorry, guys, but I'm done with it.
I'll just drive it 'til it falls apart.

Dan
'86 8v red martian

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