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AC hose: compressor to condensor 900 1991

posted by  tklos on  Mon Mar 26 08:45 CST 2012
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My AC hose is leaking at the fitting. This is the hose from the compressor to the condenser. It eventually joins to the condenser via another steel tubing. I have searched the various forums and parts companies but I have trouble finding this hose. The Volvo dealer tells me that this has been replaced by a number of hoses which is even more confusing. I have attached a couple of photos.
91, 940 GLE,wagon, 16 valve

Can some help me locate the right hose/hoses.Summer is approaching.









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    AC hose: compressor to condensor 900 1991

    posted by  aleekat on  Mon Mar 26 22:29 CST 2012
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    Looks like this one. Rockauto.com No 16valve listed. Part 55993 suction line.
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      AC hose: compressor to condensor 900 1991

      posted by  tklos on  Tue Mar 27 06:43 CST 2012
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      Thanks Aleekat for the Rockauto.com source.
      It looks like this part 55993 is for the hose from the compressor to the evaporator.








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        AC hose: compressor to condensor 900 1991

        posted by  aleekat on  Tue Mar 27 12:07 CST 2012
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        Ok..I also looked at 91 740 shows a discharge line.(part #55595) It may cross over. I would call them. Or call your local dealer and ask them for the part number.
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        AC hose: compressor to condensor 900 1991

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        posted by  Art Benstein on  Tue Mar 27 06:47 CST 2012
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        Yes. The clue is "suction line."

        While not a 900 guy, I'm reading the posts often, and have come away with the impression Spook's approach, going to a hydraulic shop, has been the most satisfying of all. The second alternative to the dealer, is the boneyard, but usually those cars came from a local source and are just as needy.
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    AC hose: compressor to condensor 900 1991

    posted by  spook on  Mon Mar 26 20:31 CST 2012
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    Dear tklos,

    Hope you're well. As a back-up, if you can't find the hose, you can have your hose "re-built". Shops that service hydraulic equipment (e.g., excavators) can cut-away the outer metal, that is crimped around the rubber. They weld a new metal sleeve to the metal fitting, insert a new hose, and re-crimp. Unless the fitting's threads are stripped - unlikely, as it would have leaked ever after - the leak likely is from a failed hose-to-fitting connection.

    You might have to supply the hose (suitable for R-12 refrigerant, unless your car has been retro-fitted to take R134a). Even so, this re-build might cost less than factory-original hoses.

    The dealer can't be of much help, as the parts diagram in Volvo VADIS - the now-superseded parts/service database - does not detail sufficiently the air conditioning pipes and hoses. The dealer might have to order a number of items, and hope that among them is the one you need.

    I wish I could be more helpful.

    Yours faithfully,

    Spook







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