Help with air conditioning

["Joshua Strait" <joshua13s@hotmail.com>]

Some Dickhead who owned my car before me removed the A/C compressor 
and cut the fat rubber line that goes into it, they also broke off the 
other line right at the condenser.  I would eventually like to replace 
everything so I have A/C.  I am just assuming I'll need to replace the 
condenser, but how about the evaporator?  I have no idea how long it 
has been open to the atmosphere, is it safe to assume that it's nicely 
rusted out or trashed inside? The reason I ask is because right on the 
inside of the firewall, under the dash on the passenger side, there is 
a fitting on the end of this line (that was cut).  In theory I could 
just replace the line without replacing the evaporator.  Will this 
work in reality, or do I need to replace the evaporator?  The other 
line (80-300psi) that runs from the bottom of the condenser to the 
evaporator appears to be intact, will it be ok?  And what about all of 
the little support systems:  Reciever/Drier, Balance tube, capillary 
tubes, thermal bulb, and so on.  I would greatly appreciate it if of 
you die hards on the list would help me out with my options and such.
I have a used compressor that I plan to use so that is a large expense 
I shouldn't have to worry about.  Will this job be all nuts and bolts 
or will it require a certian amount of magic??  While I'm yakking I 
may as well ask if anybody has these parts that I need, condenser/ 
evaporator/ nuts and bolts and brackets to install compressor/ 
whatever lines I'll need, and how much for these goods??

Any help is greatly appreciated

Josh Strait 
1988 Scirocco 16v (black) 


_______________________________________________________________
Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

--
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" to majordomo@scirocco.org.
If you experience other problems, email: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org