I just read your whole post and there's a lot of information in it. I'm working on my 2001 Camaro right now so wee will see how mine turns out. Its been working great since I did the work in December 2020. On another car forum, a member (I think he's an automotive HVAC guy) said that I used the wro...

I've found a NOS, genuine 6P148A compressor like what came on Fox body Mustangs. I'm seriously thinking about buying it for $290. I have two other options: 1. Rebuild my current, 32 yr old 6P148A compressor 2. Buy new front end accessory brackets for the LS3 engine to fit something like a Sanden 717...

........I personally would not hold much hope for that 32 yr old comp. At the very least it will not be as efficient as todays comps. I've been on the current thread, " System not holding vacuum ." I made a post in that thread about old compressor seals not holding vacuum. I remembered th...

jorge, I've been wondering about the same thing. I'm sure one of the ac gurus on this site will come in to comment soon. Here is a link to my other car forum, (Deleted). If you click on it, scroll down to post #12 and read what Gene wrote in his third paragraph. (Deleted) If you don't want to click ...

Furthermore, avoid Ford's springlock system, it is junk. Way back around 2007 when I converted my previous Mustang (1991 GT) to R134a, I had a springlock issue. It cooled well and worked perfectly for a day or two. Then one day I jump in the car, start it up and there is no cold air! I shut the eng...

There is an error in the post I made about hose sizes. I have corrected it in the original post. Also in the tables I use a hose ID of 5/8 equates to a #12 hose. I am trying to post that table. Yes. That is my understanding. BTW, I'm planning on buying a hydraulic AC hose crimper not the manually o...

tbird, thank you for all of that information! My OEM Ford AC is an accumulator system. The OEM Ford accumulator had a large suction line going to the compressor mounted on the driver's side of the engine. Here is a link from Tim's website: https://www.ackits.com/index.php?route=product/product&p...

Tim wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 1:39 pm We only offer the full hydraulic high-end ATCO crimper.

Check the tool stores for a Mastercool 71550. I can't beat their price.

Ok. Thank you, Tim!

tbird, thank you for your crimping description. I did see some of those "crimping distance from the end of the ferrule" dimensions during my online research but it's good for a beginner with zero AC hose building experience like me to see/read it again! I didn't see any crimpers on Tim's w...

I've noticed that the price of barrier hose and reduced barrier hose is not all that much different. In my case, I don't need much of it at all. Maybe two feet of #8 and two feet of #10/#12. At the moment, I'm not 100% sure what size I need. Here is #10 barrier hose on Tim's website: https://www.ack...