Hey All,

I'm having some A/C woes in my '84 wagon (4cyl gas B23). The A/c never worked since owning it. Any of you who have done the conversion will be of great assistance. I reviewed the Dave Urban site, but he had a later model 240.


So Far as of last night:
I replaced the compressor, clutch, drier, exp valve, and recharged with r12. $$$

guess what, still not working...at all. Compressor kicks on and stays on.

My guess is the condensor or evap may be clogged with crud. At this point, after spending some hard earned cash, I feel as if I should continue to attempt to get it going. This time by converting the system to R134a in the process.

Here's my question: FCP Groton sells the retrofit kit with all the bells and whistles, but I only need the evaporator (already replaced the drier and exp valve..also have o-rings). Is the evaporator which comes with the kit available by itself?? And is it truly necessary to replace it for this conversion (I understand it may not be as effiecient?

What hose comes with the kit?

Any thoughts or encouraging ideas will be welcome. I'm dissapointed that my efforts to this point have been unfruitfull, so I'm slightly fragile...(read: please be nice and tell me this will work!!...eventually)

Cheers,
Greg