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Not too bad on the evaporator swap. I followed, more or less, the Volvo kit instructions, downloaded from:
http://www.homestead.com/volvo2/quickindex.html
Took some time to figure out how to get passenger side air ducting out of the way (especially the vacuum thingies for the duct shutters). After finding the clips on the evaporator compartment door (or most -- one or two got pulled off with the door), had to pull to free the door from the black sealant material. Also, had to remove the end of the white sensor tube from the A/C controls from somewhere in there -- clamped onto the evaporator pipe. Then shake, shake, shake, and pull to free the evaporator. It's the reverse to get the new one in -- a lot of pushing and shaking to get it in far enough to close the door. The pipes don't line up well with the A/C hoses, especially where the high pressure hose comes through the firewall. Had to bend and force more than I'd like.
Time will tell if I did it close enough to right.
With the new compressor, it's nice to have power steering again for the first time since November. Restoring air conditioning would be a real plus.
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