hi guys...
we had our oldsmobile to service about our A/C problem and they said it needs a new A/C pump....now we are looking for one original A/C pump to order from probably USA ... i ask you that precisely which part i must be looking for as they mentioned as A/C pump... our main A/C motor is good contidion they said..just we need A/C pump... as i looking from sites and seeing below the A/C products such things like; blowermotor,clutch,coil,compressor,condenser,dehydrator,evaporator core,idrer pulley ....because i am very newbiee ops: i want to know which this A/C pump is really name of or which part i have to order.. thanks again for your oncoming replies...

That would be the compressor.

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Brando

Here's one on ebay for a pretty good price that ships worldwide:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 7966883071

I'm interested, would they be recharging that with R-12 or converting it to R-134a refrigerant?

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Brando

thanks for help brando now i now how to search by...wee need a one good old compressor then
when we come to your question fot this time my fathers old friend drove it to the service..and he is the one that found us that clean olds... i just heard that they have the special device for recharging... briefly they dont use old technique ... and if it suits your question that would be the R-12 ?
converting it to r-134 would then be the old technique i assume then?...
when a our olds have another problem next time i will drive it to the service and that time i can clearly answer you question i think..but its a good american car service comparing the another ones in Turkey

Sounds like they will use R-134a, R-12 is what the vehicle originally was charged with, but they banned that and stopped making it, but it still is available in limited quantities (not supposed to be) and very expensive.

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Brando

Yeah, my friend with a 88 buick had the same problem with his ac, couldnt find any R-12...........

Hi oldsman83, Brando, hello all,

As Turkey is not a "Third World Country" I believe your regulations are the same as here.

The "old technique" was to release it into the air.

The machine is used for recovery of all refrigerant from the system before opening it up for repair or parts replacement.
After the system is repaired and is leak free, the refrigerant is recycled back into the system along with new R-12 as needed.

R-134 in an old system is the alternative. It requires some system modifications to be as efficient as R-12, but, without the mods, it's usually the cost effective way to go.

They stopped manufacturing AC and refrigeration systems that use environmentally unfriendly refrigerants.

Although heavily regulated, R-12 is still in limited production (no longer in the little white cans for consumer use) and readily available to qualified HVAC Contractors to keep existing units in good repair.
It cannot be added until the system has been repaired and is leak free.

Note: If a system is low on refrigerant, it is leaking into the atmosphere.

The reason it's not sold to the public is that most (if not all) would continue adding it instead of repairing the leak, and the intent is to keep it out of the atmosphere.

I don't know what the fine is for releasing it into the air, and I don't want to know.

The prices are higher, due to limited production, but are still far less than the bootleg stuff Brando refers to.

Regards, Norm

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Brando

hi all hi 88 coupe and thanks for the valuable information

by the way i forgot to say we needed also a new glove compartment cover system (its broken(i mention the tongue that fits and make it lock) and we close it by fitting it by sticky paper thingss which is in both sides so you need much effort every time when you open glove compartment)
i searched for this and couldnt find anything...do yo know where can i find one...