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10-27-2011, 06:22 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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Originally Posted by Rich Z
Well, this really doesn't come as any surprise after the length of time it has been unhooked, but the AC compressor is dead. He's going to take it to an AC guy he trusts to have him do the work. That will take place tomorrow. At the same time he's going to check that thermostat and if it's not a 160 in there, he will put one in for me.
Aaron is going to fabricate the parts needed to hook up the front sway bar, so that should be done today.
I'm waiting for the meteor to hit my car any day....
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Unfortunately, the dead a/c compressor really isn't that surprising. If that wasn't well sealed up when it was unhooked; a ton of moisture could have gotten in there and corroded all kinds of parts. FL is known for very high humidity levels. Hope you have this machine back at home soon and putting on some good fun local miles. 
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10-27-2011, 07:14 PM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
Posts: 15,127
Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Originally Posted by z06ufgrad2002
Unfortunately, the dead a/c compressor really isn't that surprising. If that wasn't well sealed up when it was unhooked; a ton of moisture could have gotten in there and corroded all kinds of parts. FL is known for very high humidity levels. Hope you have this machine back at home soon and putting on some good fun local miles. |
Yeah... It was just laying on the floor at Harwood's shop the entire time my car was there, and he didn't do anything about sealing up. Just had it underneath the table with all my parts on it. Interestingly enough, he just vented the freon into the atmosphere when he disconnected the compressor from the plumbing. I thought shops were supposed to capture the coolant.... 
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10-27-2011, 09:18 PM
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Location: Boston Georgia
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Name : BENJAMIN LONG SR.
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Originally Posted by Rich Z
Yeah... It was just laying on the floor at Harwood's shop the entire time my car was there, and he didn't do anything about sealing up. Just had it underneath the table with all my parts on it. Interestingly enough, he just vented the freon into the atmosphere when he disconnected the compressor from the plumbing. I thought shops were supposed to capture the coolant.... |
yes they "Legally" should have had a machine recover the refrigerant. EPA frowns highly on venting it to atmosphere. 134a is not as bad on the atmosphere as R12 is....
BTW when did Harwood do anything by the books?
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10-28-2011, 06:33 AM
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!ereH nI depparT m'I pleH
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: 25 miles south of Boston, MA. Also have a house in Dunedin FL.
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Name : Andy Anderson
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Originally Posted by Benjamin
yes they "Legally" should have had a machine recover the refrigerant. EPA frowns highly on venting it to atmosphere. 134a is not as bad on the atmosphere as R12 is....
BTW when did Harwood do anything by the books?
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YEAH, he screwed up by the books, and that's probably it.
Andy Anderson 
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10-28-2011, 12:45 PM
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Sinister C4
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Largo, FL
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Name : Eric G
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Originally Posted by Rich Z
Interestingly enough, he just vented the freon into the atmosphere when he disconnected the compressor from the plumbing.
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Too bad you didn't get that on camera... 
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10-28-2011, 12:47 PM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
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Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Too bad you didn't get that on camera... |
Actually, I may have.....
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10-28-2011, 01:00 PM
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Sinister C4
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Location: Largo, FL
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Name : Eric G
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Well, I wonder if the EPA would actually do anything....
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10-28-2011, 01:33 PM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
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Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Originally Posted by shakedown067
Well, I wonder if the EPA would actually do anything....
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After what I have seen with law enforcement, I seriously doubt it.
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10-28-2011, 01:42 PM
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Sinister C4
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Largo, FL
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Name : Eric G
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Yep, that's what I figured...
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11-03-2011, 02:28 PM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
Posts: 15,127
Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Nope, not going to be getting the car back this week after all...
Aaron told me today that he found that the coil on cylinder #3 had gone bad, so he replaced it. But he's still got an intermittent blinking CHECK ENGINE light problem that isn't setting any codes that he is trying to figure out. He thought replacing the coil would have solved that problem, but apparently not. Even with the CHECK ENGINE light blinking, the engine is running smoothly with no misfires so he's not sure what is causing the light to blink.
Jim Smith will be up in Thomasville again early next week, so hopefully they can track the problem down.
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