I'd like to get my AC working again here soon. My compressor is shot, all locked up. There's a sticker under the hood that says Florolite. Is this one of those "junk" refrigerants? If it is, what all should be done to get the system working again? I'd like to take it to a good local AC shop to get it back to R12. What should I have them do or make sure that they do?

Thanks!

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Michael Roth

1982 300TDT Wagon
1982 240D Euro!, 4spd manual-Parts car now, dead engine
88 Jeep Grand Wagoneer-fixing up for offroading
1989 Ford F150 (rust bucket) For Sale!
1953 Dodge B-4F, 1 1/2 ton Stake Bed (new restoration project)

Mike - here is a compressor like you need:

w123 compressor

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Jim

$150.00 is an excellent price for one of those.

Anybody know if it will fit an SD????

I imagine it would Brian as long as it is the inline 5.

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Jim

Thanks Jim.

I just might get one as a spare for the 617. I've got no idea how old this system is. Those units are normally north of $300.

Don't assume the 300D uses the same one as the 300SD........I seem to remember some threads from about 6 months ago saying they are different compressors......

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1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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I think the W126 SD had gold plated A/C compressor with diamond bearings................

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I haven't run across it, but is that all it says? It may just be a dye that's added to the system to add in finding leaks.

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I'm almost positive that's what it is.
Shows up in UV light.

Danny

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I think you guys are right. The sticker said something about detecting leaks, I just figured that was an additive they put in the refrigerant.
Thanks!

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Michael Roth

1982 300TDT Wagon
1982 240D Euro!, 4spd manual-Parts car now, dead engine
88 Jeep Grand Wagoneer-fixing up for offroading
1989 Ford F150 (rust bucket) For Sale!
1953 Dodge B-4F, 1 1/2 ton Stake Bed (new restoration project)

I was looking for a NEW compressor ,too.

I have noticed that both Autozone and Advanced Auto Parts now have NEW (not rebuilt) compressors for $180!!

What's up?

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

These compressors are nothing exotic. They're just Delco's like you find in GM cars.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

McRoth,

Now would be an excellent time to reverse convert. Any time a compressor fails internally, you MUST THOROUGHLY flush ALL components of the system to get rid of the debris that is left over from the compressor failure. If you do not do this, you will destroy the new compressor.

All this flushing will get the oil out of the system and allow you to go back with mineral oil and R12. R12 is going down in price. It is in the neighborhood of $15 per pound now. The price of the refrigerant will be trivial compared to the overall job cost.

Good luck,

Larry, Thanks, that's good to know. I might not have done that otherwise. Guess I need to save some pennies & get working!

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Michael Roth

1982 300TDT Wagon
1982 240D Euro!, 4spd manual-Parts car now, dead engine
88 Jeep Grand Wagoneer-fixing up for offroading
1989 Ford F150 (rust bucket) For Sale!
1953 Dodge B-4F, 1 1/2 ton Stake Bed (new restoration project)

my 84 300 sd been retrofited to 134 with Florolite mine has one of the cheaper compressure it has a GM r4 .Florolite i used it all the time it make it easy to find any leak you run a black light over the system it show up in a bright green.