Air Con, keep or remove?

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Fowlersrs

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• Mar 29, 2014

• #1

Whilst changing my crank pulley today I noticed why my air con has never worked, looks like the previous spanner monkey snapped a bolt off on the compressor, so one of the pipes attached was loose...

Now, I've removed the compressor and replaced with a pulley. Do I restore the compressor or just bin it and strip out the rest of the air con system?

Decisions decisions...

 

Pikey

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• Mar 29, 2014

• #2

bin the AC and the belt and get a NON AC belt. & a cover plate for the pulley hole.

 

sierrafery

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• Mar 30, 2014

• #3

it's just my opinion but I can't understand how somebody can think of ''downgrading'' a well equipped car by getting rid of enhancements rather than fix them after he gave more money for that car being better equipped... in these cases my attitude is simple: get rid of the aircon and of everything which will fail in the future, cut out the footwell and drive it like the flintstones

 

ifloochies

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• Mar 30, 2014

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sierrafery said:

it's just my opinion but I can't understand how somebody can think of ''downgrading'' a well equipped car by getting rid of enhancements rather than fix them after he gave more money for that car being better equipped... in these cases my attitude is simple: get rid of the aircon and of everything which will fail in the future, cut out the footwell and drive it like the flintstones

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MJI

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• Mar 30, 2014

• #5

Repair it.

I would not contemplate a car without it.

 

discool

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• Mar 30, 2014

• #6

My disco is the first vehicle I have owned to have it. The more modern cars that I now own and drive all have A/C as standard. I wouldn't be with out it.

 

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Toprulesman

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• Mar 30, 2014

• #7

Its got to be replacement. A/C is worth it even if we only need it a short period in this country each year. I disco 2 has pulled my caravan to Italy and the South of France on several occasions and I would not be without it over there.

 

discool

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• Mar 30, 2014

• #8

AC is not just a summer thing.

 

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td5essex

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• Mar 31, 2014

• #9

I had no hesitation sealing up the sunroofs with Sikaflex when they leaked but i wouldn't dream of removing the A/C from my car or buying one without and Disco 2's do have great A/C when working properly!