I bought the Classic Auto Air Engine upgrade kit. Basically it is a new Sanden Compressor, lines, and condenser drier setup.
Also purchased separately a POA valve re calibrated for 134 , new evaporator, new oriface tube, new relays
So the WHOLE A/C system is brand new. Thanks to the A/C hall of fame thread which helped quite a bit as the Classic auto air instructions were "ok" , but didnt cover the original components.
First thing was to take out the old evaporator.
as you can see all those old leaves and such, all cleaned out now of course.
Im VERY happy I didnt break the plastic Case. Last time I changed one it was my s-10 and ripped the case in half! not fun. Anyway it went pretty smooth.
So I get the New Evaporator ready to put in, but first there are these little tabs that need to be bent up. The tabs are for the screw to go in between to hold the evap core tight in the suitcase. In the process of being extremely Gentle this is what happens....
The tabs were like soldered onto the fins. Im freaking out right now and pissed at the same time. I call CAA and he said to send pics. I told him im in the middle of an install and please get back to me right away. tick tock tick tock. After about an Hour I call back and he says it should be ok as those dont hold pressure. I took his word for it. BTW the system held vacuum -29.9 for over 40 minutes so I guess he was right!
