Water under the car

[Helirich]

Huh?

You can get the pressure switch at most auto parts stores. There is nothing wrong with the switch design or being plastic, however, it will leak no matter what if you didn't put an o-ring on the fitting.

I ordered one today from NAPA. Not for a Delorean. (No listing) It was for a 85 Corvette. I hope it works. Should be here in the morning. I'm not home right now. At relatives 160 miles away. The car gave me a scare. The guages started jumping all around. For some reason, I thought it was my newly installed alternator. Turned out to be the "dash services" fuse. I just took every fuse out and sanded them shinny last night. To heck with that. I just replaced them all with new today.

[Ron]

Sooo, how'd the AC do on your trip?

[Helirich]

Sooo, how'd the AC do on your trip?

I'm still on the trip. (The 175 mile trip, not to NY yet) I go back today. On this trip I'm just switching the AC on and off. I got a switch at NAPA, but it is slightly different. I will need to modify the spade end. So I'll be switching on the way home.

[Helirich]

Put the new switch on today and it is cycling. The temp out of the vents is about 50 degrees. Not quite as cold as before, but it doesn't freeze. The blowers are constant.

As far as the original post, I got an extension hard pipe to go over the side of the frame. Water should drain away now.

[Ron]

Evacuate it and charge it by weight and you'll be cool...

ST-29-11/81CATEGORY: TECHNICAL
ATTENTION: ALL DMC DEALERS/SERVICE MANAGERS
SUBJECT: FREON CHARGE AIR CONDITIONING
The freon charge has changed to 2.2 lbs. from the previous 2.75 lbs..
The new specification was introduced with V.I.N. 4080.
If knocking noises are observed during starting with the air
conditioning on, the new freon charge specification should be used.

[Helirich]

Quick question related to this thread. Does anyone know what size crow foot I need to remove the accumulator? I thought it was 1" and ordered one. Of course it's too small. I'm going to order another, but it's neerly impossible to measure in there. I'm guessing 1 1/16" or 1 1/8" , but maybe it's metric. It would be nice to get the right one.

Also, to anyone that has done it, will a "line wrench" work? (Like a crows foot, but more contact)

[Josh]

Its a 1-1/16, I just ground out a cheap wrench