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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by cleenrob
purchased an a/c compressor and line adapters, starting to gather parts to put a/c in this thing
Any links or info you can post? Mine crapped the bed last year and ive been meaning to learn myself on AC work due to the conditions in southern mississippi
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Joecam18
Any links or info you can post? Mine crapped the bed last year and ive been meaning to learn myself on AC work due to the conditions in southern mississippi
im not sure any ls swap A/C thread would help you

what went wrong with yours?
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cleenrob
im not sure any ls swap A/C thread would help you

what went wrong with yours?
I would like to get mine working again too. I always say in the spring time "AC?, who needs it."

Then June comes...

Mine has a refrigerant leak, By using probability I will assume it's behind the dash. But I have done absolutely no troubleshooting yet. Low on my list for most of the year. The guy who owned it before me was a diesel tech at ford. He only owned it from November to May the year I bought it. So he didn't realize it was broke until I pointed it out. The day he sold it to me he took it into his work and charged the refrigerant. Two days later it was blowing warm again.
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CurrySoSpicy
I would like to get mine working again too. I always say in the spring time "AC?, who needs it."

Then June comes...

Mine has a refrigerant leak, By using probability I will assume it's behind the dash. But I have done absolutely no troubleshooting yet. Low on my list for most of the year. The guy who owned it before me was a diesel tech at ford. He only owned it from November to May the year I bought it. So he didn't realize it was broke until I pointed it out. The day he sold it to me he took it into his work and charged the refrigerant. Two days later it was blowing warm again.
i work out side a lot, and by the end of the day im hot sweaty and tired, i just want to cool off from my work day a bit
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by cleenrob
i work out side a lot, and by the end of the day im hot sweaty and tired, i just want to cool off from my work day a bit
I'm even more of a sissy, I don't even daily drive mine. I need AC when I go to the gas station to get a slurpee.
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 03:30 PM
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by cleenrob
i work out side a lot, and by the end of the day im hot sweaty and tired, i just want to cool off from my work day a bit
What was even worse for me was working all day in the heat then putting my full face helmet, gloves and a jacket on to ride my motorcycle home. I love driving the jeep to work when it's not out of commission because even without a/c I can wear shorts and a tshirt, but luckily my a/c does work for now.
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
What was even worse for me was working all day in the heat then putting my full face helmet, gloves and a jacket on to ride my motorcycle home. I love driving the jeep to work when it's not out of commission because even without a/c I can wear shorts and a tshirt, but luckily my a/c does work for now.
my jetta was pretty spoiling cause the a/c worked really well

event with the factory a/c the jeep never really cooled well
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by cleenrob
my jetta was pretty spoiling cause the a/c worked really well

event with the factory a/c the jeep never really cooled well
My mom and sister have jettas and the a/c sucks compared to my jeep and my dad's mountaineer.
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
My mom and sister have jettas and the a/c sucks compared to my jeep and my dad's mountaineer.
I really like my wife's Mazda CX-7, good family mover. Smooth ride.

BUT THE AC SUCKED FROM DAY ONE.
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 08:00 PM
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tired of faded plastic,scrubbed it with lac thinner,taped, got rattle can, done in no time. then...
replaced sway bar links, its like doing pushups for 2 hrs. feels better already, one was busted off since,??? it was swayin on my twisty hilly drive home, fun drive.
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 08:58 PM
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Washed the Jeeps and tried the heat gun trick on the faded plastics. Worked pretty slick.
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 11:57 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2017 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by letsgomuddin
New tires!!
I've been considering these! 33x12.5s? Much road noise? I've driven Duratracs and KM2s if you have a comparison to either of those.
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Old Jun 12, 2017 | 03:22 PM
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Picked up some stuff to go with my new air compressor. The really important time sensitive purchase cause I need it this very second is the Fluid Film gun kit. LOL. That impact is an old craftsmen my friend gave me that he said was essential junk. But it was free. Plus have a new hatch window molding coming. Decided to go through with the privacy glass conversion instead of having the tints in there that turned purple replaced. Cost a little more but figure it will be better in the long run.
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