DMFWallace
Ignoramus Bigotus
- Joined
- May 1, 2004
- Location
- Fredericksburg, VA
Begin TL;DR
As some of you may know, my 850R got rear ended at like ~35mph by a drunk driver that didn't have insurance, so I have been without a daily driver that blows cold A/C except when the old lady lets me take the XC90.. which is only every now and again. I carry liability insurance on my vehicles but not full coverage.. which in hindsight is a dumb idea I guess...
I've got a couple thousand saved up for something to replace the R, such as another P80 to swap all my parts to, but without at least another $2k there's no way I'm going to find something nice enough to satisfy my wants.
In lieu of all that, I'm working toward making the 245 my new year-round DD. I have a list of parts but would like some input on additional considerations which I should take while rooting around beyond the dash board.
End TL;DR
I'm planning to run Envirosafe 12A or Duracool, not doing a 134 conversion. I've done a lot of reading in this forum about AC lately and it seems like either of those should cool sufficiently if I take the right steps to do it right. The blower motor sometimes rattles in speeds 3 and 4, so that must be replaced which means if there's anything I should replace on the way in or out of there, it would probably be proactive to do so.
So far this is the list:
-VDO blower motor
-O-ring kit
-Variable orifice tube*
-Blower Resistor (I see two different part numbers on FCP - 3540086 and 1370240, what's the difference??)
-Heater control valve (probably the David Samuels one)
-plenty of AC flush
-Oil (any recommendations on what oil to run?)
-Dryer (have one on shelf, still has the plastic plugs in it but it's old, should I buy new?)
So, what am I missing/forgetting? Any further recommendations? I'm prepared to spend a decent chunk of change making the AC work properly but I'd like to save as much as possible for suspension goodies and whatnot, but climate control is the #1 priority at this time.
As some of you may know, my 850R got rear ended at like ~35mph by a drunk driver that didn't have insurance, so I have been without a daily driver that blows cold A/C except when the old lady lets me take the XC90.. which is only every now and again. I carry liability insurance on my vehicles but not full coverage.. which in hindsight is a dumb idea I guess...
I've got a couple thousand saved up for something to replace the R, such as another P80 to swap all my parts to, but without at least another $2k there's no way I'm going to find something nice enough to satisfy my wants.
In lieu of all that, I'm working toward making the 245 my new year-round DD. I have a list of parts but would like some input on additional considerations which I should take while rooting around beyond the dash board.
End TL;DR
I'm planning to run Envirosafe 12A or Duracool, not doing a 134 conversion. I've done a lot of reading in this forum about AC lately and it seems like either of those should cool sufficiently if I take the right steps to do it right. The blower motor sometimes rattles in speeds 3 and 4, so that must be replaced which means if there's anything I should replace on the way in or out of there, it would probably be proactive to do so.
So far this is the list:
-VDO blower motor
-O-ring kit
-Variable orifice tube*
-Blower Resistor (I see two different part numbers on FCP - 3540086 and 1370240, what's the difference??)
-Heater control valve (probably the David Samuels one)
-plenty of AC flush
-Oil (any recommendations on what oil to run?)
-Dryer (have one on shelf, still has the plastic plugs in it but it's old, should I buy new?)
So, what am I missing/forgetting? Any further recommendations? I'm prepared to spend a decent chunk of change making the AC work properly but I'd like to save as much as possible for suspension goodies and whatnot, but climate control is the #1 priority at this time.
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