Yes, correct on the compressor. Upgrade kits for installing a Sanden are out there (check on Peach Parts forum, I think there is a guy there selling kits).
Is it possible to get the regular GM compressor and rotate some part (the front cover?) so it will work "upside down"? Worth looking into. Pierre Hedary has a you-tuber video about the compressor, maybe worth giving him a call. The R4 is not bad, just a little noisy and power hungry. Keep it R-12 if you can afford it. Seized compressor probably means a leak gradually bled out the oil, now compressor parts may be scattered throughout the condenser, so you probably need to replace that as well. Might as well do whole hog, and replace or rebuild all the refrigerant lines. Flush out the evaporator, replace the expansion valve and the drier. ------------- Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 1:04 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am wanting to get my AC going in my W116 300SD. Has not worked since I > got it. From what I can tell, the compressor is totally siezed, and I > have the belt removed. > > These are an "upside down" GM compressor is that right? Are there > better options e.g. Sanden or something else? > > What else should I think about. I have a vacuum pump and a gauge set but > beyond vacuuming/charging I have not done any other work on AC systems. > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
