air conditioning compressor and hoses
 

I got a question, when i take the air conditioning compressor off an engine, you just unbolt everything, but what about the hoses, I have drained all the refrigerant or whatever it is, so do u just unscrew them that go into the firewall as well, hard to do ?

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I just unscrewed them

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mine was shot anyway... nothing in them

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You might need some bolt cutters. Sometimes the ends dont want to come undone.

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cool thanks alot

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2 big vice grips or channel locks

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Unbolt everything, and please don't leave the line connected to the firewall. Take the time to take it out, cut the belt, and have it clean. ;)

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definatley, the only thing ghetto thats going on my engine, (except for some ---- weapon r throttle shortner that fucked my idling up) is the dsm turbo install ...SOOOON

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1st mod i did to my car . definately one of the easiest.
reduce some useless weight at the same time.
mine weighd close to 18kgs. ^-^

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Oh and one more thing, does the airconditioner have a seperate radiator type thing in front/behind of the radiator and you take this out as well? thanks alot

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Yes, open your hood and look, its gonna be on your right side (cars left).

Also I didnt know you can actually take the piping off as well that goes to the firewall, How hard it ---- to do?

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not so sure but it looks like I can just unscrew everything how mine is setup

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take the battery out and unhook the pipes, then remove them :)

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Just disconnect them from the firewall? And then they go to the compressor and the condensor, right? And no one really answered the first question, do you just unbolt the compressor and get a new belt?

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well it depends what car you have....if the belt doesnt go around anything else, then you leave it off entirely. If you have like a mustang or something, then you need an ac eliminator kit

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The two aluminum pipes running into the firewall didnt want to come appart for me so I just bent that ---- till it busted off. Minnesota snow&salt+aluminum = corosion :(

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we just ripped all my ---- out. cut the pulley off, took out the condesor, core, fan, all the plumbing, and blah blah blah. the wires are still hangin aorund, im not cuttin em off JUST INCASE i ever want to put the AC back in

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Yeah, my pipes are still in the firewall too. Anyone know how to remove them? Does it require you to get the dash off?

And (at least in my 1990 CRX Si) their are 2 belts, so all you have to do is remove the AC belt and unbolt the compressor to get that off.

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I just unbolted mine in my last car. no big deal. just go to a place and have the refrigerant drained, its really bad for the enviorment. I know I know, this is hmt, but we still have to take a few precaution, for our sake.

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haha all my freon whet into my buddys face and mouth when he was tryin to SLOWLY drain it.... 8)