Jim Cannon Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Guys, the high pressure hot gas hose between my compressor and condenser has begun to go bad and seep freon out. So I will replace the hose. Among those of you who have done it, have you observed any difference at all if the muffler can was left out? I'm not sure why it's there. Noise? Vibration?Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I figured mine was there to rattle against the wheel well, so when I rebuilt my A/C it as removed.No difference as far as I could tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtash Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 How would you find a hose to make up for the muffler delete? Make up a custom one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 Yes, custom hose. The metal end pieces (compressor end and condenser end) will be removed from the original hose and crimped on to ends of a new rubber hose that spans completely from compressor to condenser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtash Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 That's what I thought Jim. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 As smoooth running as the GM A-6 axial compressor might be, it still puts out individual pulses of pressure into the lines. It CAN put some resonances into play, too, in some cases, whether in the lines themselves or in the condensor at certain rpm levels (as happened to me on a vehicle without a muffler, and I added one from a similar system with a muffler). I also suspect that in the cases where you see a coil of a/c hoses under the hood, to lengthen the pipe, they are there that way to kill certain resonances in the system without using a muffler per se. Adding extra length in the rubber sections of the hose could have been less expensive to do that to build a line with a muffler in it. Still, GM would not have spent the money to do those things if there was not a reasonable reason to do so in a large enough percentage of particular vehicles . . . or they could cover the cost in the basic selling price of the car if it made things a little "nicer" for the passengers in the car.If you delete it, you can always put an inline muffler in later if you do pickup some resonances from not having a muffler in the system.Enjoy!NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Gents, where can you find an A/C Muffler for a 63,64, or 65 Riviera. Buick GM part # I have from the parts manual is 1361788. Any help is appreciated. Thank you Red Riviera Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) CARS, inc. Well, I may stand corrected. I just tried to open their website and "Nada, zilch." Anyone else tried to contact them lately? Edited May 18, 2017 by RivNut Correction (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 Get a used one off of a parts car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KongaMan Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, RivNut said: CARS, inc. Well, I may stand corrected. I just tried to open their website and "Nada, zilch." Anyone else tried to contact them lately? They've been down for a few days with backend problems. The name server that points inquiring minds to their site isn't responding to requests, so they're effectively hidden from the world. You can still reach them by phone. Edited May 18, 2017 by KongaMan (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 I talked with Jeff earlier today and he's hoping that they'll be back up sometime today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIVNIK Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Sorry to hear about their "backend problems". Sounds painful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96roadmaster Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 3 hours ago, RivNut said: I talked with Jeff earlier today and he's hoping that they'll be back up sometime today. Their site is up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telriv Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 The way the original mufflers are made you CANNOT just remove & replace the hose. You MUST get a good used one or buy the one from Cars. Tom T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky5517 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 On my second gen ( 67) my muffler was rotted at the bottom. They are hard if not impossible to find so I took it to the blacksmith. He cut off the bottom 3" and re-welded it. Have seen no problems since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 On 5/18/2017 at 10:27 AM, Jim Cannon said: Get a used one off of a parts car. Jim, I found a used A/C muffler for sale in TN. THE SELLER SHIPPED WHAT I believe a very good used 63 Riviera A/C MUFFLER.. thank you again for the advice. Red Riviera Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 On 5/18/2017 at 11:37 PM, rocky5517 said: On my second gen ( 67) my muffler was rotted at the bottom. They are hard if not impossible to find so I took it to the blacksmith. He cut off the bottom 3" and re-welded it. Have seen no problems since. Rocky, good idea. I've seen Welders, fabricators, and blacksmiths come up with some great solutions in metal work. ( My Great Grand Father was a blacksmith who made his own horse shoe nails.). Thank. You for the tip. Red Riviera Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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