Deadbeats 1997 Centurion Conversion

[andy396]

Thanks, the thing is, the old system had no leaks, just a weak compressor. So if the o-rings don't do the trick, I'm just gonna have to replace the compressor.

That's cool, but might as well throw some dye in it to be sure it's the compressor before spending that money. Your logic is sound though and nine times out of ten it is the compressor. Did you clean the oriface tube while you had it apart?


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[deadbeat]

I will put dye in before I re-gas it, cheap and will let me know if there are any other leaks. I didn't open the a/c except the bolt on top of the compressor and switched it.

 

[andy396]

I will put dye in before I re-gas it, cheap and will let me know if there are any other leaks. I didn't open the a/c except the bolt on top of the compressor and switched it.

I'll just put this out there for anyone else.

It's good practice to pull the orifice tube after a compressor failure or if hasn't been checked in a long time. If there's a ton of junk collected on it you'll need to flush your condenser and upstream lines. If it's just a little bit of stuff on the screen just clean it off and you can rest assured with a good compressor you'll get plenty more years of trouble free performance. If you run with a clogged orifice tube you run the risk of over stressing the compressor with high back pressure.


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[gstubbz]

Found a 97 crew cab 1500 over in reno the other month, tried to get it but it was sold within 1 day, now I'm looking at finding me one. They sell pretty quickly

I never saw one on the Reno CL so it must have went away quickly lol

 

[GarrettGmc]

I never saw one on the Reno CL so it must have went away quickly lol

Yea it did, if I remember if was only 1000-1500 so pretty cheap but guessing it was in rougher shape then pics showed

 

[deejaaa]

would like to get 1500 for my 96 but it's waiting for me at the house to be parted out. not sure if it knows that.

 

[deadbeat]

Crew cab?

 

[deejaaa]

no. 2500EXTLB.

 

[deadbeat]

Photobucket now wants me to pay to host pictures, time to look for a new place. They only want 399 bucks.

 

[deadbeat]

Need to paint that brake booster bad.

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