Hello all! Well, summer is almost here, and I dont enjoy 40 degree weather while idiling in traffic.
My 1988 Cutlass Supreme had factory A/C. Somebody did a motor swap to a small block chevy, and kind of hooked everything up. By this I mean, put the pieces in place, minus a few lines, but didn't actually get it running. So, please bare with my, these questions are probably stupid, but I dont get alot of things .
If I have all the components, and install them using brackets from a scraped SBC G-body with A/C, is it just a matter of running approved lines (maybe from the same scraped car?) between the components and hooking up the electrical? Im fairly certain the old refringerant has been drained from the stuff.
Is there a way after I have everything mechanically hooked up to pressure-check the system to make sure I am not leaking?
That cheap refigerant in a can they sell at Canadain tire...is it any good? Or at least, good enough to blow cold air out of my car for a couple of months?
Finally, how much power loss in general with the system hooked up, when its not turned on though? Im guessing 3-5, if that?
Thank you for any input.
My 1988 Cutlass Supreme had factory A/C. Somebody did a motor swap to a small block chevy, and kind of hooked everything up. By this I mean, put the pieces in place, minus a few lines, but didn't actually get it running. So, please bare with my, these questions are probably stupid, but I dont get alot of things .
If I have all the components, and install them using brackets from a scraped SBC G-body with A/C, is it just a matter of running approved lines (maybe from the same scraped car?) between the components and hooking up the electrical? Im fairly certain the old refringerant has been drained from the stuff.
Is there a way after I have everything mechanically hooked up to pressure-check the system to make sure I am not leaking?
That cheap refigerant in a can they sell at Canadain tire...is it any good? Or at least, good enough to blow cold air out of my car for a couple of months?
Finally, how much power loss in general with the system hooked up, when its not turned on though? Im guessing 3-5, if that?
Thank you for any input.