On my compressor! Yep, it finally quit while going down the freeway into Phoenix yesterday. Clankety, Clankety, Clank, Clunk, Clunk, Clunk, THUD screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech!

So shut of the AC, at least it isn't 118*F out today! It looks as if the triple digit temps are gone for the rest of the year so it could have been worse!

Well, when I got it hone it looks like pieces of metal and chunks of god only knows what were flying around in there! It looks like the clutch is salvageable, but not much else and black slimy oil is dripping out of the case.

Well, keep your AC system well maintained, because there is a point to this. My compressor was manufactured in 1981, installed in late 1982 and was the original one for the car and my car has 294,031 miles on it!

For what it's worth, I've been told I got more out of the original compressor than most, so these old R4's can go for a long time!

Keep the oil level maintained. Now I'll get a Mapco replacement since I can't seem to find much else readily available, unless any of you have a better source/idea?

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