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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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my brother told me i cant delete my a/c because theres some substance that needs to be handled with care...and that a certified mechanic needs to take it out? is this true? i thought all i had to do was take the pulley off and get rid off all the hoses and etc...
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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my brother told me i cant delete my a/c because theres some substance that needs to be handled with care...and that a certified mechanic needs to take it out? is this true? i thought all i had to do was take the pulley off and get rid off all the hoses and etc...
If the A/C doesn't work now then it doesn't matter anyway, just take it out. I think you'll need smaller pullies...hard to tell your car bieng an '83...

Technically it needs to be drained by a Certified Mechanic (if it's not already empty) and the free-on disposed of properly...but ya know I know a lot of people minus the A/C and no Certified Mechanic was involved ...
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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ya your bro is right i believe you have r-32 or r-22 free on in there i cant remember which but 1 was banned because it pollutes too much
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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Screw, kill a couple of trees, you aren't going to hurt anyone, just do it in your garage where no one can see...
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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well it is so old if it is not working I dought you have much to worry about

Just remove the offending parts and get shorter belts
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