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Subject: FW: AC in your car

When the man at the auto repair shop told me that it would cost $1400 to fix my car's air conditioning, I just laughed at him and said, "I can fix it myself for a whole lot less than that!"

MY MOMMA DIDN'T RAISE NO FOOL !!!!!!!

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A friend of mine once reasoned thus with a can of 134.

He thought his system weak as he paced across the floor.

Every time he exited and closed the driver's door.

The inner ambient temperature was 100 degrees and more.

Curiosity and sweat were what impelled him to the store.

Where he purchased said container of refridgerant 134.

But he hooked it to the high side and thought he found the core.

For he blew himself to kingdom come and was troubled thus no more.

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is coming soon...

It was 92F the other day here in paradise.. I need to get my AC working.. I pray my evap isnt leaking

Dude, I kid you not - there are electric vehicles hobbyists out there who converted a used vehicle to electric, and did EXACTLY WHAT YOU PICTURED during the summer to have A/C!!!

I'm totally serious - I saw some of these vehicles first-hand.

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Just say "NO" to Ethanol - Drive Diesel

Mitchell Oates
Mooresville, NC
'87 300D 212K miles
'87 300D 151K miles - R.I.P. 12/08
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD 67K miles
Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club

Hey that guy makes things work! Generator + A/C unit. He mounted a HUGE brake light on the trunk too in order to make up for the smashed out original....

I have not had A/C in my SD since late 2003....since I only "need" it about 20 days of the year, it is pointless to fix, I ripped out the A/C compressor when I pulled my engine last year....less weight and more room! Our 300E still has perfectly working A/C....we'll just enjoy that while it lasts....it was a Nevada car, so they kept that system in real good shape.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

No AC, massive oil leak, and a dying top?

Your free car is going to be about as expensive as my free car was. I'm 10k+ in the 500SL now, and currently have a locked up compressor and front suspension issues to solve now that the weather is improving.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

My replacement '87 300D doesn't have, well, "effective" A/C - none of the vacuum pods hold vacuum and some of the vent flappers inside the dash are actually missing. Think I'd rather have to deal with the expense of replacing a compressor than have to tear apart that frigging dash on this one too - it was enough of a PITA on the first one.

I had a simple solution though - I left the '87 parked in NC, and drove the other diesel, my '05 Jeep, down to Texas.

No A/C in the summer in SA just doesn't cut it.

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Just say "NO" to Ethanol - Drive Diesel

Mitchell Oates
Mooresville, NC
'87 300D 212K miles
'87 300D 151K miles - R.I.P. 12/08
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD 67K miles
Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club

lol, the post date on that was 2007... wayyyy before the W124 and the W126...



Thankfully, the AC in the W124 work wonders. Have not tested out the AC in the W126 yet... O_O

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

What do you need A/C for in a convertible?

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

For some of us sooner than most !!!

32 degrees yesterday morning about 80 in the afternoon gotta love south Texas !!



If you spray foam a house air conditioner unit into your autos back window run by a generator on your trunk ..................


YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK !!!


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Experience : what you receive 3 seconds after you really needed it !!



86 300SDL 387,000? Motor committed suicide
81 300SD 214,000 "new" 132,000 motor
83 300SD 212,000 parts car
83 300SD 147,000

91 F700 5.9 cummins 5spd eaton 298,000
66 AMC rambler American 2dr auto 108,000
95 Chevy 3/4 ton auto 160,000
03 Toyota 4runner 180,000 wifes

read the date on that post. That was when I had the w123. Why bother with AC in the 'vert. If I don't feel like putting the top down I have 4 windows that go down fine. I'm on the fence about tinting the windows on it.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

How do they reach their beer ??

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Experience : what you receive 3 seconds after you really needed it !!



86 300SDL 387,000? Motor committed suicide
81 300SD 214,000 "new" 132,000 motor
83 300SD 212,000 parts car
83 300SD 147,000

91 F700 5.9 cummins 5spd eaton 298,000
66 AMC rambler American 2dr auto 108,000
95 Chevy 3/4 ton auto 160,000
03 Toyota 4runner 180,000 wifes