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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