So Chris shot down my White Sahara dreams (really, thanks Chris...I don't need a money pit). Now I'm looking at a 2006 Golden Eagle with almost twice the miles (125K) but 4 fewer years and, hopefully, no rust issues.
This one is a lot more local than the Sahara and I'm hoping to get a hands-on look tomorrow but, the one thing in the listing is that the A/C just blows hot air.
In the event that this is the pretty much worst-case scenario and the compressor has gone kaput, what might I be looking at for options and costs?
I have never done any A/C work other than simple charge-ups so I have no history upon which to judge this situation. Is it possible for a decent wrencher to replace the compressor, accumulator, and condenser (I understand that parallel flow condensers like the ones in the TJ cannot be flushed out and it's best to replace if compressor failed), and then take it in to a shop for purge, charge, and leak check? Looks like these three parts would run in the $300 range.
If I had to just let a shop do it all, am I looking at 5 or 6 hundred or more like $1200? I need to factor this in to my offer (if I make one).
Thanks in advance,
Diz
This one is a lot more local than the Sahara and I'm hoping to get a hands-on look tomorrow but, the one thing in the listing is that the A/C just blows hot air.
In the event that this is the pretty much worst-case scenario and the compressor has gone kaput, what might I be looking at for options and costs?
I have never done any A/C work other than simple charge-ups so I have no history upon which to judge this situation. Is it possible for a decent wrencher to replace the compressor, accumulator, and condenser (I understand that parallel flow condensers like the ones in the TJ cannot be flushed out and it's best to replace if compressor failed), and then take it in to a shop for purge, charge, and leak check? Looks like these three parts would run in the $300 range.
If I had to just let a shop do it all, am I looking at 5 or 6 hundred or more like $1200? I need to factor this in to my offer (if I make one).
Thanks in advance,
Diz