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Would it hurt to remove my condensor and lines? But leave the compressor?

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Old 07-21-2006, 12:14 AM
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ALright, my ac compressor has a bad seal, leaks out 134a like thats its job. Literaly wont hold anything. I was thinking about tomorrow while I am cleaning up my car ( gonna spend a **** load of time detailing it ) that I could remove my condensor and lines, to clean up the engine bay a bit. I eventually want a AC delete pully, but right now I dont want to spend the cash on one. Would it hurt anything ( possibly lock up my compressor? ) if I just took all the lines off and the condensor? There is absolutly NO 134a left in the system, its all leaked out of the compressor, and when you put anything in it, it comes right out from the compressor. You can open the high side valve and nothing comes out as well.
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mine is that way right now... You will be fine.
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If you have some storage plugs like what reman compressors come with it will be fine. Pour some more oil in it and seal it off. You could just remove it completely though! It won't hurt anything but keep in mind the AC system should be used a couple times a month.
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My ac sytem doesnt work. Do I have to plug anything to retain heater function (important once it gets cold lol) or can I just leave everything un hooked and yank all that **** out of the bay?
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i took all the stuff out just like you are doing and am waiting on my pulley everything is fine for me.
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you can find those ac delete pulleys on ebay for $46
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yea but thats gonna be a bit of a pita, atleast I think, I wanna wait till school starts and I will have access to a 4 post lift.




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