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San Xavier Mission at sunset

Yeah, had to buy the tool to hold the balancer. Another tool I'll probably never use again.

Well it went really well until the back tensioner bolt (the one that's a pain to get to) broke off in the housing. I was surprised how tight the front bolt was, whoever torqued them down must have used a 1/2" breaker bar. Because of the awkward location, I ended up drilling it out and putting...

I thought we were going to get hammered last night but only got a couple drops.

I have the sunroof glass for an 80 series in great shape, I just need it out of the garage. Yours for the price of a 6-pack of stout. I'm in Tucson and don't really want to ship it. Rex 520-982-2533

Thanks John. That William has stuck through the mess is a testament to some inner strength. They could have done what the CEO said when they announced the takeover that "we're going to let Merle's be Merle's". Yeah, right...

GPC, the corporation that bought Merle's, has done nothing but run Merle's off a cliff.

This sounds like an expansion valve problem. The only way to know for sure is to have gauges attached when it looses cooling. If the low side is extremely low or into vacuum, it's time for a new expansion valve and drier.

Yes, they are smaller in diameter. I've found that an old inner tube or something similar will make up the difference.

It took me forever to get an answer from Denso years ago, and they said exactly the same thing. FWIW all aftermarket driers that I know of, are compatible with both refrigerants.

They have an excellent band playing there Saturday night, Cochise County All-stars. Good beer too!

From the pressure readings, it could be overcharged (anyone work on the system recently?) or another possibility is the fan clutch isn't doing it's job. It's normal for the drier to be hot. I'm not sure what replacing the expansion valve & drier will accomplish. Usually if the expansion valve is...

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Now that the holidays are mostly done and the initial shock has worn off, we need to share the passing of our beautiful, sweet Sam, at 5:55am on 12/23. He spent the evening of 12/22 in distress, with us laying close to him, asking what he wanted and needed. Eventually, after many attempts to...