Tagged: compressor

Uprated W126 A/C condenser 4

Uprated W126 A/C condenser

When I purchased my 560SEC, the A/C was not working.   It hadn’t even been converted to R134A.   I suspect it had never worked while in Australia.   The car came out of Queensland, and I’m not sure I would want to drive a car without a car up there.   The long time owner was in the Army, I guess tougher than me!    When I...

W126 A/C almost blowing cold 1

W126 A/C almost blowing cold

My fight with the W126 Air Conditioning system is almost over.   When I purchased the car, the A/C worked rather well.   After the water pump gave out, it looks like it shorted out the compressor clutch.   Changing out the clutch is not much different to changing out the whole compressor, so I sourced a new compressor and receiver/drier.   This was rather irritating as working...

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