EA81 Air Conditioning install help

[Bro]

I have a EA81 81 Wagon, which I recieved minus air conditioning. Somebody must of ripped it out for another car.I have a couple of hoses and pipes sitting loose. What I need to know is, what parts do I need to replace ? Air Compressor and ??? and is there a pic anywhere of how it mounts ? I have googled with no luck.

 

Thanks again

Paul

[Turbone]

You might have better luck finding a parts car and swapping in whats missing. Not to many here have done AC installs (that I know of).

[bitterbuffalos]

I have to do an a/c swap in my EA81 87' brat, I have the parts, but no time. I have been saving pics of peoples brat engines when they put them on ebay and other places on the net. I'll email them to you, also in the haynes manual there is a good pic of all the a/c components (page 87). Good Luck.

[NorthWet]

You might have better luck finding a parts car and swapping in whats missing. Not to many here have done AC installs (that I know of).

Part of the problem with A/C is that many parts are damaged/rendered useless by exposure to moisture laden air. The first to need replacing is the receiver/dryer, the black cyliinder, usually with siteglass, that the high pressure lines go to after the condenser and before the expansion valve. Its desigend to absorb any moisture in the refrigerant stream, so open air effects it. Condenser and evaporator suffer from exposure to air. A compressor open to air needs to at least have its oil drained and replaced.

 

I would go with Turbone's advice about finding a donor car. As you take the parts off, cap/cover the fittings. If you still have the evaporator in the car, you might get away with not replacing it, depending on how or if the fittings were covered.

 

Also, in the US, it is possible to buy aftermarket A/C kits for most cars. Last time that I checked, they ran about US$500.

 

I used to install A/C as part of my job... in 1976. Last one I did was about 10 years ago. Aftermarket installs are not usually much fun.