Help me search- "replacment/upgrade AC" for 617A model 300xD
 

Im sure its been done and I'm sure there is an awesome thread in here.... Im just not finding it.

Can anyone direct me to any threads on replaceing the AC with something else. As in getting rid of vacuum activators for all the vent flaps, getting rid of Climate control problems etc. etc. Maybe uses some old style cable pulls etc. for the flaps to direct the air. Thusly bypassing the usual problems with MB AC systems?

Im getting the bug to buy an Old MB to drive again but in TX heat I HAVE to have AC and know it is going to work.

there is a how to somewhere on this site on taking the manual controls out of a 240D and putting them into a 300D

Replacing the vacuum pods is not that difficult. You just need to set a weekend aside to pull the dash and replace them all at once with NEW parts. Then, they will be good for another 20ish years.

Sorry to not answer your question BTW.

get a euro MB with ac added. not only will the manual controls be there., the compressor will be a sanden instead of the crappy R4!

ahhhh. if life was so simple:P

Would you rather port the AC system of a 240D into a 300D or drop a 617 turbo into a 240D?

You can't just replace ACC controls and vacuum actuators with 240D cables. You have to pull the dash and replace the whole AC deal.

Sixto
87 300D

Well would you be interested in buying a Euro parts car with an aftermarket a/c system? It has a Sanden compressor mounted in the same location as the R4.

I am in the Northeast Texas area probably about 100 miles from you.