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aklim · #20 04-15-2005, 02:40 AM

I thought if the compressor takes a dump you need to replace the receiever dryer too? I would think that if you pumped the system up, ran it for a few minutes, apply vacuum to the system and suck up everything, recharge and run it for a few days and then run a vacuum on it and then change the reveiever dryer, you are ok? My reasoning is that everything goes thru the R/D which is a filter. The first time you run the system for a while, you are blowing whatever debris into the R/D. Suck it all out then and refull the system. That should get most of it out. After driving it for a week, if you suck it all out again and then replace the R/D, you should just about get everything. However, if anything is left, it gets to stay in the R/D and should not be a problem. this was told to me by an automotive instructor who teaches AC work.