BaysideC4

I just bought a 1990 C4. The AC is not blowing cold and I was considering converting to 134A. Can someone tell me where the receiver drier is located and how do I go about changing it? Is this a DIY project?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. I think I will be spending a lot of time on this board.

Kevin

The receiver dryer is located in the front left wheel well. You have to take the rear plastic inner skirt out to get to it. Adrian mentioned that a Honda dryer will work. It would be nice to get the part number. Make sure that all the freon is out of the system before replacing the old unit. You can do it.

Randall G.

<a href="http://forums.rennlist.com/forums/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=4&t=002230" target="_blank">R-134a Thread</a>

(includes two sources of receiver/dryers, one of which is the generic/honda unit)

scotsman60

Bayside,


My A/C depleted a week or so ago so I'm converting to R134a this weekend. I ordered a new receiver/dryer from Vertex and should receive it this week. Apart from replacing the receiver/dryer and finding/fixing leaks, the only thing you have to do before evacuating and refilling is change the oil in the A/C system.

I plan on having my local A/C shop do the work according to my spec. All in all the conversion will pay for itself immediately since the cost of refilling with R12 is the same as the cost of changing to and refilling with R134a. Any refills further down the road will be savings....

Most reports that I've read say that the A/C performance with R134a is more than acceptable.


Doug