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Used a/c compressor
Found a used a/c compressor, but can you rebuild the used ones or is it better to buy a new one? also its out of a 72 and mine is a 68, will it work? thanks
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Re: Used a/c compressor
Buy a new one. No question in my mind.
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Re: Used a/c compressor
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Re: Used a/c compressor
I am pretty sure it is very difficult to find a new one these days. The ones I have found have all been rebuilt. That being said I would buy a new/rebuilt one X3. I made the mistake of using a used one because I wanted it to look original/old paint like everthing else under the hood, and not long after I put $80 of r-12 in it the compressor went bad.
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Re: Used a/c compressor
Thanks guys. New one it is.
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Re: Used a/c compressor
If you get a new one, I recommend an A/10 replacement from Old Air products. It is NEW, not rebuilt. The rebuilt A/6 will more than likely leak at the front seal. The 4 I went through did
![]() You can get a rebuilt A/6 from any parts house for around $150...it will eventually leak. I had a local shop source a new (NOS) A/6 compressor and it was $800 The A/10 runs around $350-$400
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1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man Last edited by leddzepp; 04-05-2011 at 02:58 AM. |
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Re: Used a/c compressor
I use used A-6 comp. all the time. They are so rugged you seldom get a bad one. You can get them anywhere from free to $35.
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