In a single cab, what, if any, are the differences in the 4.3L v6 and 5.7 v8 A/C systems?
When I bought my truck the A/C was not working and I was told by the seller that the compressor had a crack in it. A couple years ago my parents surprised me and had the compressor replaced as a birthday present, but I don't think the shop did any testing and just replaced the compressor and put freon on based on my parents' suggestion. It worked for about a week but since I have been planning on swapping the motor I didn't see a point in chasing down that problem.
Well now I'm getting the motor ready to swap in and need to figure out how to handle the A/C situation. It's a Gen 1 SBC and I'm going to be putting on an aftermarket port EFI and ECU so my plan is to get the accessory brackets from a 96+ Vortec. I should be able to keep the compressor, but I'm wondering if the lines are different from v6 to v8. From what I've read it could just be a leak somewhere in the system and I could go ahead and get the A/C working before I swap it and just leave it hooked up during the swap, but if the lines are different I'll have to wait. The other possibility I read is the entire system is contaminated with metal particles and needs to be completely replaced and if that's the case I'll need to replace the lines anyway.
I'm going to go to a different shop and see what their opinion is on if there's a leak somewhere but does anyone have any suggestions on the least complicated way to get the A/C going and swap the motor?
When I bought my truck the A/C was not working and I was told by the seller that the compressor had a crack in it. A couple years ago my parents surprised me and had the compressor replaced as a birthday present, but I don't think the shop did any testing and just replaced the compressor and put freon on based on my parents' suggestion. It worked for about a week but since I have been planning on swapping the motor I didn't see a point in chasing down that problem.
Well now I'm getting the motor ready to swap in and need to figure out how to handle the A/C situation. It's a Gen 1 SBC and I'm going to be putting on an aftermarket port EFI and ECU so my plan is to get the accessory brackets from a 96+ Vortec. I should be able to keep the compressor, but I'm wondering if the lines are different from v6 to v8. From what I've read it could just be a leak somewhere in the system and I could go ahead and get the A/C working before I swap it and just leave it hooked up during the swap, but if the lines are different I'll have to wait. The other possibility I read is the entire system is contaminated with metal particles and needs to be completely replaced and if that's the case I'll need to replace the lines anyway.
I'm going to go to a different shop and see what their opinion is on if there's a leak somewhere but does anyone have any suggestions on the least complicated way to get the A/C going and swap the motor?