want to remove my A/C

91CRXTC · #1 08-03-2005, 05:29 PM

I have the a/c in but i cut the belt cuz it wasnt blowin cold anymore. so i just want to take it out, how can i tell if its still got pressure in the lines, how do i relieve this pressure, and can i leave the piping that runs through the firewall?

g-ride-si · #2 08-03-2005, 05:44 PM

you can leave it but shits gonna come out when u take the lines off the compressor, might be a little, might be alot, just be prepared to duck and run.all it did to me was burn my hand for a min. once u take the lines off the compressor they will empty so go ahead and remove them from the firewall after that.

TheSilentChamber · #3 08-03-2005, 05:47 PM

Just releave the pressure from the service port. Just stick a screw driver in it like you would if you were letting air out of a tire.

dfarres · #4 08-03-2005, 06:50 PM

Try taking it to a shop and have them evacuate it for you. That way you don't release that crap into the air.

DirtyD777 · #5 08-03-2005, 07:54 PM

i had to drain mine when we put the new engine in.. i just bled it with a really long metal thing i had laying around and just let her spray into the air..screw mother nature, she is a cold unforgiving bitch.

jeef · #6 08-03-2005, 09:04 PM

one of my lines formed a leak as I was swapping an engine, I just pulled the rest of it out...

91CRXTC · #7 08-04-2005, 08:37 AM

ok how about the a/c radiator? do i have to take off the bumper to remove it or do i have to take my radiator out?

jeef · #8 08-04-2005, 12:25 PM

radiator comes out then the other is behind it

Thepeug · #9 08-05-2005, 03:22 AM

Don't be a jackass and destroy the environment; take it to a service station and let them drain it.

91CRXTC · #10 08-05-2005, 08:29 AM

ok i guess i could just bring it to a valvoline or jiffy lube to have it drained. But thats if its even charged.

91CRXTC · #11 08-05-2005, 03:14 PM

Welli figured i would see how much would come out if i bleed the lines myself, to do so i put rod in that fitting that looks like the stem where you fill your tires. nothing came out so i then causiously loosened a bolt that holds the lines on the compresser and didnt hear anything so i am assuming that the lines are empty, am i right?

turtlecrxsi · #12 08-05-2005, 03:21 PM

Most likely... remove that crap and enjoy sweating in the heat like the rest of us with A/C deleted...

...oh yeah, and increased/unlocked hp too...

91CRXTC · #13 08-05-2005, 04:59 PM

well it wont be any inprovement since i havent had a/c since i had the car, but will have more room in the engine bay though, oh and about 10lbs. lighter woooohoooooo!!!!!

turtlecrxsi · #14 08-05-2005, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 91CRXTC

well it wont be any inprovement since i havent had a/c since i had the car, but will have more room in the engine bay though, oh and about 10lbs. lighter woooohoooooo!!!!!

It should be a little more than 10lbs... and every little bit counts... ever notice when you have a fat ass passenger or when your gas tank is full how you have to push the car harder?

TheSilentChamber · #15 08-05-2005, 05:23 PM

It weighs aprox 45 lbs. The compressor is on a clutch, if its turned off your loosing pretty much 0 hp.

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