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Has anyone here had experience with an A/C on a 320 straight-eight? I have seen an after-market A/C installed in at least one Roadmaster before but have never heard how it worked. I would think it would be a heavy load on the motor and might not cool very well while overheating the engine. There is room for it under the hood apparently. I live in Houston and the A/C is much needed.

Hi, I am new to this forum & am looking for some help with the A/C on my 1993 Olds. When I got the vehicle the freon had all leaked out so I am trying to recharge it. I bought a conversion kit to R134a and have been able to get the compressor to run by snipping the wires to the compressor clutch & direct wiring it from the battery so that now it has a full charge. However, when I put it back on its own electrical wiring. the compressor won't kick in and run. I've run down the codes on the ALDL and the only error I got was 23 = MAT/IAT, which I've confirmed is faulty. I was able to clear that code by bypassing the IAT with a paperclip (!) and now there are no error codes, so I'm thinking it's not the ECM. So...I'm trying to figure out who the other suspects might be. Any ideas? I found the high pressure sensor but I'm not sure how to bypass/check that. I'm not sure if there is a sensor on the low pressure side, or what other components I should be checking. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much for taking time to read & respond!

My car's cooling system uses R-12 as the refrigerant. I had an old can of Freon that I'd fill up with, but I just ran out. I've had a hard time finding a replacement. I'm interested in buying enough Refrigerant R-12 to last me a while (Freon or other brand). Contact me if you have any or if you know where I might find some. Thanks, much appreciated ahead of time.

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=tddetails vAlign=top align=left width="10%">Looking for: </TD><TD class=tddetails align=left>Hi! For my new project 1957 Buick Century model 66R, I am looking for: - Complete A/C with everything - Complete setup power windows front and rear Need everything as complete as possible with switches, harness etc. If you just have parts of what I need, please contact anyway. Remember interchange between 1957-58 Buick and 1957, 1958 Oldsmobile, some parts are not interchangeable with Buick Super and Roadmaster. All parts will be shipped to Tempe AZ Thanks Jorn </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I have a '65 Electra with 22,00 original miles. The A/C compressor is spewing fluid. I would like to keep it original but the local A/C guy believes the A/C valves are also shot and says to upgrade to a more efficient system ( for $900). The only things not original on the car are fuel pump ( I have the old one), tires and battery. Otherwise, the car is probably a 2. I will probably have to sell the car next year and need advice about what to do about the A/c. Thanks for you help.