That is one reason I don't turn in or throw away an original part until all is put back together and running good. A good local rebuilder is nice because they are there if you have a problem. You are getting excellent advice. Don't be tempted to shear those locks even though the heat and humidity are up !!
Remove A/C Compressor - 87 Fifth Avenue
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Justwondering
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I think I just need to set up a fan. Or maybe just dunk my head in the frog water so I can slick it back...lol
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Okay... new C171 compressor is ordered. I can pick it up on Wednesday.
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I've now learned two more amazing facts.
1. Assume all bolt holes are kludgd with new paint or gunk and clean them before you try running the bolts in.
2. If you spit on your glasses to clean them, they don't fog up as quickly.
Started the install at 7:15 pm but the temp was 96F and the humidity was 67% so I couldn't see much between the fogged up lenses of my glasses and the sweat dripping down my face.
Gave up at dark and started again this morning. Had everything in by 7:45 a.m.
Have to wait til next week for the mechanic to review my work and charge the system. Too many folks with car issues this week, he's been working til 9 each night.
Also, I left the tools out and the hood slightly ajar so I could just step back into this project this morning. Meanwhile, last night between 8:50 pm and 6:30 am ,, a packrat moved in. Stripped more of the black insulation off the underside of the hood, put a nest together under the air handler . Right in the middle of the crankcase just behind the a/c compressor was a fantastic nest: insulation, sticks, leaves, bark, a small mound of old acorns. Pooped over by the windshield wiper fluid bottle. Sigh.
I think its payback for me killing super-mouse last month. Its probably his cousin.
1. Assume all bolt holes are kludgd with new paint or gunk and clean them before you try running the bolts in.
2. If you spit on your glasses to clean them, they don't fog up as quickly.
Started the install at 7:15 pm but the temp was 96F and the humidity was 67% so I couldn't see much between the fogged up lenses of my glasses and the sweat dripping down my face.
Gave up at dark and started again this morning. Had everything in by 7:45 a.m.
Have to wait til next week for the mechanic to review my work and charge the system. Too many folks with car issues this week, he's been working til 9 each night.
Also, I left the tools out and the hood slightly ajar so I could just step back into this project this morning. Meanwhile, last night between 8:50 pm and 6:30 am ,, a packrat moved in. Stripped more of the black insulation off the underside of the hood, put a nest together under the air handler . Right in the middle of the crankcase just behind the a/c compressor was a fantastic nest: insulation, sticks, leaves, bark, a small mound of old acorns. Pooped over by the windshield wiper fluid bottle. Sigh.
I think its payback for me killing super-mouse last month. Its probably his cousin.
Something I found that helps me (also having (thick) glasses, easy to fog, hard to get air flow) is to place a fan (or fans) by you while working. Larger is always better.
I have a large one that rests on ground (or on a table). Also have a desk top swivel one that gets job done but not as well as other one does.
Having a fan on a 5 foot tall pedestal would be good, as well.
A fan also keeps bugs at bay.
I have a large one that rests on ground (or on a table). Also have a desk top swivel one that gets job done but not as well as other one does.
Having a fan on a 5 foot tall pedestal would be good, as well.
A fan also keeps bugs at bay.
I was thinking she had it in a ponytail, Rapunzel style, maybe.
Justwondering
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I probably should braid this hair, might keep it from wapping me in the face when I drop bolts on the ground and have to get down and back up again. I swear it must look like a comedy show when I work on a vehicle.
I try to get my 9 year old twins to play outside when I’m working on the car (for that very reason).
A. I can get them to pick up bolts, screws, etc. – but after 3 or so, they take off.
B. In attempt to get them involved in learning something about the cars. So far, no luck there, yet
Justwondering
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9 year old twins... dang... I should have thought of that 9 years ago.. lol
If you notice, they are already wanting the car keys.
They are about 85% Mexican, which we adapted 8 years ago (family, a couple of notches over).
Justwondering
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They look happy and healthy. My hat is off to you and your wife!
Bud, I have always considered you a competent wrencher, but your adaptation of these twins did not go well. They do not match, one is a boy, and the other is a girl.
Stick with the cars my friend. -Really cute family you have there.
Justwondering
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Look what showed up on the glue trap I left on the front floor board of the car:
Mouse, wasp and a cricket.
Looks like the cousin to the super mouse I trapped earlier.
Mouse, wasp and a cricket.
Looks like the cousin to the super mouse I trapped earlier.
I can see bugs getting in, but how (from where) is the rodent?
Justwondering
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Good question. Is there some hole between the firewall and the cabin?
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Chrysler is down at the mechanics to review my mahvelous wrenching on the compressor and to put in the refrigerant. More news soon, I hope.
Mouse could go under the rubber cowl drain flap located above the wheel well, under the hood. Then he could slip in through the air intake for the ventilation system, and slide his way out a heater vent, under the dash.
Aspen500
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Mice could get into a hermetically sealed Mason jar and build a nest. I think they can move through solid matter somehow.
Looks like the glue trap scared the crap out of him/her!
Looks like the glue trap scared the crap out of him/her!
Looks like the mouse did a good job of exploding. But I like to see your getting your moneys worth out of the trap. The question is which one tried the trap out first ???
