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    A/C Repair Question

    With It being so God-Awfully Hot this summer, it has been constantly reminding me of the importance of having A/C in a Daily Driven Car. So I'm gonna get the Merc's A/C going before next Spring/Summer. I have all of the parts on hand right now, except for the R-134a hoses, which I will be buying shortly.

    However, I have one obstacle in my path. (see pic)


    Someone in the past Hacked off the metal line that is going into the A/C Box.

    Is this something that is easily repairable, or am I stuck trying to Weld a new end piece onto the hacked one?

    If it is in fact repairable, what exactly is involved?
    Last edited by LTDMan83; 09-28-2010, 09:20 PM.
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    #2
    replace the evaporator....no known reliable repair that i know of....it's not a horrible job, you just got to remove some stuff out of your way to unbolt the evaporator housing

    1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
    2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
    1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
    1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
    2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
    1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

    please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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      #3
      What he said. Needs a new evaporator.
      86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
      5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

      91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

      1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

      Originally posted by phayzer5
      I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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        #4
        Well, I got off work early today, and after reading you guys posts I decided to go out in my back 40, brave the massive hoard of mosquitoes, and pay my parts car a lil visit. To see just how tough of a job this is really gonna be, and to possibly harvest any good parts, since the parts car had a flawless R-12 system before I parted the car out.

        Was pretty easy on the parts car, as it doesn't have a Front Clip on it at all. Turned out to be 5 Bolts/Nuts inside the engine bay, and one hidden Bolt under the dash to remove the Plenum from the Firewall. Here are the parts I ended up harvesting.



        The Evap had to have been replaced at least 10yrs after the car was built because it has a manufacturing date of 3-13-96 stamped on it. So this one should still be good enough for me to re-use in the Merc. I will be cleaning it out with solvent before installing it.




        Thanks Guys, any other helpful comments that you may have about tackling this job in a fully assembled car, or about the usability of the parts I harvested, please let me know. Looks like I'm just gonna have to remove the inner fender liner on the Merc to be able to remove the plenum, and replace the evap.

        -Brandon

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          #5
          once you get the ac lines, accumulator and blower motor out of the way theres alot more room

          1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
          2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
          1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
          1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
          2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
          1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

          please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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