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A/C evolution 200

The factory AC sticker underhood on son's 81 states that different quantities of refrigerant are required for the 4cyl and 6cyl systems - so the 260 has something going on that might not make it a bolt-in on a 4cyl. I would certainly think that hoses and maybe compressor would be unique to the 260.

I'm aware of three "generations" of 200-series AC: the systems in our 81 and 83 which are R-12 and use the old York compressor, the systems on the B230 (85-up) engines with the rotary compressors and R-12 and (I believe) better evaporators, and the 1993 with the R-134a systems. With the 86-92 systems, the cost and complexity of converting to R-134a is quite reasonable.
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Bob (son's 81-244GL B21F, dtr's 83-244DL B23F, 'my' 94-944 B230FD; plus grocery-getter Dodge minivan, hobbycar 77 MGB, and numerous old motorcycles)






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