Re: A/C expansion block?

["dalewitt" <dalewitt@express-news.net>]

The car IS 12 years old............take heart, about another 2 or 3 thou and it should be completely rebuilt...in time to start over
again....Hey, ya got to love those Sciroccos.

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> 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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