Well, I am going to try and give it a go. My new job starts next week, so I have some time beforehand to work on it. I'm not going to replace ANYTHING that is not currently broken (if it ain't baroque, don't fix it), though I will replace any hoses that I see back there. Leathermang, yes it's the big 'ol York, which I want to revert to R12 in the spring. JB3, have you ever been to Phoenix in the summer without A/C? :-) VT220D, you're right about having nothing to loose at this point. Zacharias & Moon161, thank you for the pep talk. Whunter, good idea, no point in doing more work. I'll tie back the compressor and bracket as best I can. Abiggercamera, I just moved back to Phoenix, though I will be up at the family cabin in Flagstaff for Thanksgiving itself.