At 08:01 PM 5/9/2005 -0500, Kevin Rodgers wrote:
>I took the AC compressor off when I pulled the engine last fall. Just in
>the process of putting things back together.
Kevin,
OK, same as me. With the front clip off and the engine on the floor, it's
not to bad a job. :) But now that it's back together, it looks almost
impossible to get off.
>I'll find out soon if the condenser keep the charge all this time.
Good luck.
>But before I do that I was thinking of replacing the power steering hoses
>because the hose going from the pump to the reservoir is easier to get off
>with out the AC compressor installed.
Definately!!!
>The reason I ask about the third power steering hose is I read in Volume 13
>Number 3 Page 33 "Hoses that are designed to be bent at a radical radius are
>not compatible with power steering fluid and would dissolve in a matter of
>milliseconds". From this I take it that a power steering hose is something
>special and I should not use plan fuel hose.
Interesting! I haven't heard of that.
John
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