Well The A/c has died completely. Had it to the radiator shop this morning. Leak is in the condenser unit. Will be 800.00-1000.00 to fix if they can get parts or it. It was working back in the spring

Given the fact that it is 20 years old I know have 4x50 air conditioning(4 windows and 50 mph)

regards

 

Tough luck for sure, right in the middle of a heat wave too.

I’d take my chances and pull one that looks good out of a junkyard truck. Throw on a set of new o rings and find someone who can vacuum down the system and recharge. Overall it would be a helluva lot cheaper than you were quoted and you could be back up and running in a day or two

 

New Delco original equipment condenser from RockAuto is $108.53 -5% + shipping....is available. Also get a new accumulator, orifice tube.

Yeah...it is going to take some work.....remove fan guard, drain the radiator, get the three hoses off, trans cooler lines off, power steering cooler lines off, remove radiator, then get the condenser coils out.
Not overly bad or difficult.

 

The right way to do it, compared to the cheapass junkyard way (which back in the day was basically how I fixed everything when I was a kid and didn’t have a pot to **** in) (Lol, not that there’s anything wrong with that) 😂

 

What Lanny said.

George

 

A couple years ago I did a full AC system rebuild. The only thing I kept was the evaporator. The most sucky part was having to drain the cooling system and remove the radiator. I got all the tools I needed from the local Autozone which I was able to borrow for free.

Here is the link to my write-up on it along with some really good additional comments by others:
https://blazerforum.com/forum/2nd-ge...ent-kit-97066/

Don't know what the prices are right now, but the parts could run maybe up to $350. If you have a garage and a good set of tools and a weekend, you should be able to do this repair yourself.

 

Yep this ain't rocket science. Ive totally rebuilt ac systems in my blazer and s10.

The two things to avoid are excessive charge so the compressor seals don't blow out, and lack of refrigerant oil.

Beyond that its just keeping everything spotlessly clean and mechanical work. Gauges and vacuum pump arent that expensive.

definitely replace the compressor. It's been running long after the system oil has given out.

 

Lack of oil and excess charge can harm the system but so can excess oil (more common) and moisture in the system (very common) which causes sludge and acid. During a normal leak not much oil is lost.

George