86 12 Brutus Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 If you look it up in the HVAC in documentation, it shows a picture of it for the 460's in the ac brackets if you need to know what it looks like. OK, here is where we are at right now. The four seasons suction hose is correct. The system was not holding a vacuum with the old hose. I remembered something. who knows how long ago, we got a coplete ac system out of an 84 bullnose. I was sitting in the old truck seat and something, i think maybe God made me get up, go to the trunk of the wrecked vic and open it, and there it is sitting there in front of me. Brutus's original compressor with a manual shut off valve at compresser. We swapped everything out and the vacuum pump is no longer pulling in air. Wish us luck. Going back out there. My aching Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 OK, here is where we are at right now. The four seasons suction hose is correct. The system was not holding a vacuum with the old hose. I remembered something. who knows how long ago, we got a coplete ac system out of an 84 bullnose. I was sitting in the old truck seat and something, i think maybe God made me get up, go to the trunk of the wrecked vic and open it, and there it is sitting there in front of me. Brutus's original compressor with a manual shut off valve at compresser. We swapped everything out and the vacuum pump is no longer pulling in air. Wish us luck. Going back out there. My aching Back Good luck with that, George! You really need a ride with good AC in your climate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 12 Brutus Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Good luck with that, George! You really need a ride with good AC in your climate. Ok, it's stillholding at 30 psi, we are going to charge it tomorrow. Only thing that concerns me is the compresser. first off, the pulley is bent on the outside edge, i didnt notice that,the part where the belt goes seams to be ok. When i bolted the blocks to the compresser, the bolts stripped and i did not apply any torque at all and they just stripped. i pulled some more out of other compressers, same thing. I did manage to get 3 in, good and tight and have to use a washer on the 4th one. I'm thinking slightly shorter screws Oh yea, the AC in the house went out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 12 Brutus Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Ok, it's stillholding at 30 psi, we are going to charge it tomorrow. Only thing that concerns me is the compresser. first off, the pulley is bent on the outside edge, i didnt notice that,the part where the belt goes seams to be ok. When i bolted the blocks to the compresser, the bolts stripped and i did not apply any torque at all and they just stripped. i pulled some more out of other compressers, same thing. I did manage to get 3 in, good and tight and have to use a washer on the 4th one. I'm thinking slightly shorter screws Oh yea, the AC in the house went out Steve, we have the bracket. Please dont shut up. Good eye and thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 12 Brutus Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Steve, we have the bracket. Please dont shut up. Good eye and thank you Good thing we save everything, because you just never know when a junk compressor just may come in handy, and they say hording is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 12 Brutus Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Just went check on Brutus, He's still holding at 30 psi. Hopefully will be able to charge it today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Just went check on Brutus, He's still holding at 30 psi. Hopefully will be able to charge it today If it held all night you should be good to go. Hope it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 12 Brutus Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 If it held all night you should be good to go. Hope it works out. Yea it's still holding on 30psi. Hopefully the house AC only needs a run cap. It's hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Good eye Steve! I think it was Matthew (Maybe Dave?) Who said that bracket vibrated off their compressor and it was making a racket. But any kind of stay is better than no stay. The only thing I had fall off was 1 of the brackets that go between the main block bracket and the compressor and made 2 new ones from alum. plate. I don't have / never had that hose bracket, if I ever come across one I will snag it. Good to hear you are getting the AC system running. Them hoses can drive you nuts. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 12 Brutus Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Good eye Steve! I think it was Matthew (Maybe Dave?) Who said that bracket vibrated off their compressor and it was making a racket. But any kind of stay is better than no stay. The only thing I had fall off was 1 of the brackets that go between the main block bracket and the compressor and made 2 new ones from alum. plate. I don't have / never had that hose bracket, if I ever come across one I will snag it. Good to hear you are getting the AC system running. Them hoses can drive you nuts. Dave ---- Now that i got everything set up, I did a search for the manual shut off valve, of course nothing comes up, but i did find the suction hose that seams impossible to find. I found the one with no shut off valve at compressor. Look up a 86 with a 351w, it will give it to you. I'm going to start a new thread once this is all said and done with all the correct part numbers and everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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