Re: Re: Hello out there
  By: Mark Hofmann to Jim Haight on Sun Jan 15 2017 09:56 am

 MH> I'm still here. Just caught up on the messages over here today. 

 MH> After Roy's passing, I decided to do the moderating on the Automotive
 MH> echo. Sorry for the lack of posts recently. I don't do much with the
 MH> vehicles in the winter (or at least try not to).
 MH> The last auto project that I completed was in the fall. Our 2001 Durango 
 MH> needed a new A/C compressor since the bearing were shot and it was noisy
 MH> as hell. Not when the clutch was engaged, but when it was just spinning on
 MH> the pully.
 MH> This was my first A/C job, so it was a learning experience. I also needed
 MH> lots of extra gear. Long story short after a few issues, I finally got it
 MH> completed properly. I replaced the A/C compressor and A/C accumulator. One
 MH> of the most important things is getting the proper gaskets for each
 MH> connection. RockAuto has a kit with all the gaskets, but you have to
 MH> experiment as to which one is the proper one for each connection.
 MH> I also ended up having to replace the ECM/computer on the truck. It was 
 MH> randomly not starting (not even turning on the fuel pump, etc). Mostly
 MH> would happen when it was hot outside.

My fido was down because my NC had to get a new motherboard for his server. I
am back up and running again.
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