J

i did a search for this bu tonly found ricks old post about removing his a/c, so i was just wondering if its more complicated on my car 99si and how involved is it, maybe someone has a map layout of the underhood that could show me the way

i never use my a/c i'm all about the natural air, so if its not in use it can go and the weight can go to.

and the compressor is under the dash? is that right?

dee123

the compressor is run by the belt. The evaporator is under the dash, and the condensor is at the front of the car. You have r134A refrigerant. It is supposed to be recovered by an a/c shop, but it is harmless to the environment. I took mine out last year. The comp. and cond. are pretty heavy considering there size. I left the evap. for now, till I change the dash.If you decide to release the refrig. (which you shouldn't do!), do yourself a favour and wear safety glasses and gloves.

J

well isn't there a way to lock the ref. inside of the condenser, like i'm used to working on house air conditioners and you can lock the ref. in them just was hoping it was the same, cause not refrigerent is harmless to the environment

yO

check this out:

http://forums.clubsi.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB42&Number=3926606

download the pdf files for the 96-00 civic (its on that page)

i have it on the comp and it has everything you need for the a/c

J

awesome man thanks
haven't looked at it, its still downloading but it sounds promising

yO

no prob, let me know how it goes.

J

wow i had a quick look through the manuel and i'm not sure if i can do this, actually i'm pretty sure i can't

blk93si

i'll take it out for you for free , if u let me keep all the parts

dee123

It's very easy to remove, and no you can't lock in the refrigerant. You're supposed to recover it. The refrig. is alot different in cars than in your fridge.

J

thanks for the offer but i think i'll try it myself first

bbarbulo

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sell me your A/C parts, I can't go another day without A/C!!! *dripping sweat*

J

ya sure i don't need them, just gotta get them out first

bbarbulo

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take your time... it'll take me hella time to install all that stuff into my car, I'm in no hurry

imported_94EG6HB

My car and fridge both take r134a.

J

well i unexpectadly got the day off from work so i thought today would be a good day to pull my a/c out, and right now i'm about half way through it and its going good, i pulled off the bottom splash gaurd and that helped out alot.
now the next question is what to do about the big giant hole where the old a/c coil was, i think non a/c cars have some kind of plastic block plate or something so that the air just doesn't travel past my rad.
is this true or do i have to make something for it or do i have to keep the old a/c coil in there, which i don't want to do.

bbarbulo

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no, just make an aluminium or plastic shield that will block airflow and force air through your engine rad. you can ziptie it in place.

J

so since your car doesn't have a/c whats in its place right now?

and i have everything from under the hood out all the lines and everything right up to the firewall, and i'm going at it under the dash, but it aint going very smoothly, theres seems to be one bolt right at teh top of everything that i can't get, its almost impossible unless i remove more things, like the air bag, which i don't want to touch.

does anyone know anything about this?

punkindrublic

did you take the dash out?

bbarbulo

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it has a plastic cover there now

as for the one bolt holding it in, I've noticed you can get at the nut from the firewall side in some cases, by the prop valve (at least that's where it was when we stripped this del Sol). not sure about the 6th gens, sorry

J

ah crap i just finished putting the battery back in i thought i was done under the hood, but i'm not even sure if you can get the bolt there, i think i looked.

and no Rick i didn't take the dash out i was hoping to avoid anything like that