Triple on the AC adapter. If our cars are to survive in the market, a decent R134 conversion kit is needed. New parallel flow condensor and compressor with bracket!

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Make that 4 for the AC compressor brackets.

The previous owner had the R134 conversion done on it back in 2001. However, the compressor is siezed up, and based on the prices I've seen for replacements, I planned on leaving it that way for now - maybe for good...

BUT, if I could replace it with a universal R134 compressor for less than $120, I'd jump on that in a heartbeat!

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

5th on the A/C.

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Vehicles:
2002 SLK 230
Gone but not forgotten:
1983 300D
1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel
OM617 powered '86 F150
1984 BMW 524td
2001 VW Beetle TDI
1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel

*bump to the top*

What compressor do the later models use? The W210TD A/C freezes me out when I ride in them. A W210 A/C retrofit kit - total: comp. cond. evap.(?) accum. - would not be a bad in my opinion.

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Vehicles:
2002 SLK 230
Gone but not forgotten:
1983 300D
1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel
OM617 powered '86 F150
1984 BMW 524td
2001 VW Beetle TDI
1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel

with using a newer a/c compressor wouldn't you run into a difference in belt pulleys? i.e. v-groove vs. flat ribbed belts

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'81 300D - swapped to a 617.951 turbo motor with a 150 amp alt.

Changing the whole thing except the evaporator does not seem to be an herculean task. However finding a system that would work with the stock evaporator may be a little more difficult.
I really would not like to have to change the evaporator. Because in that case the fabrication and retrofit becomes absolutely daunting (pretty much everything under the dash has to change).

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Aquilae non capunt muscas! (Eagles don't hunt flies!)


1979 300SD Black/Black MBtex239000mi
1983 300TD euro-NA. White/Olive Cloth-MBtex 201000mi. Fleet car of the USA embassy in Morocco
1983 240D Labrador Blue/Blue MBtex 161000mi

Yes and I would like a crossflow 617a head and accompaniing manifoldry to utilize twin vnt's to go with the new style ac pump bracket.

..you better have some really good AutoCad skills then..

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