stock tj air conditioning compressor cleaning
 

Last year I took out my Air Conditioning in my jeep, but never got around to
removing the compressor. I replaced the belt with a shorter one to bypass
it totally. Now I'm gonna try out installing on-board air with it but since
then the intake and outtake ports in the compressor have been open for about
a year or less, and I've even had it submerged when I got stuck in some
watery mud. So I'm kinda sure there's crud in there.

Is there any special way I can flush the compressor out safely to remove
possible silt/sludge/whatever? I'm guessing to flush it with oil by
injecting it into the intake until it runs clean through the outtake? It's
still on the jeep and I'd like to keep it on but if I have to take it off to
do this I will.

I know people use the york compressor for their internal oiling ability, but
I don't wanna mess with custom brackets and belts and cutting into my body
for space, etc. I'm just tryin to see if I can save this one or buy another
used one. Thanks!

Troy

Re: stock tj air conditioning compressor cleaning
 

On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 17:38:22 -0500, "Troy" <troy@ .> wrote:

>Last year I took out my Air Conditioning in my jeep, but never got around to
>removing the compressor. I replaced the belt with a shorter one to bypass
>it totally. Now I'm gonna try out installing on-board air with it but since
>then the intake and outtake ports in the compressor have been open for about
>a year or less, and I've even had it submerged when I got stuck in some
>watery mud. So I'm kinda sure there's crud in there.
>
>Is there any special way I can flush the compressor out safely to remove
>possible silt/sludge/whatever? I'm guessing to flush it with oil by
>injecting it into the intake until it runs clean through the outtake? It's
>still on the jeep and I'd like to keep it on but if I have to take it off to
>do this I will.
>
>I know people use the york compressor for their internal oiling ability, but
>I don't wanna mess with custom brackets and belts and cutting into my body
>for space, etc. I'm just tryin to see if I can save this one or buy another
>used one. Thanks!

If it's been open and submerged, I'd say buy a rebuilt one. The
clutch pack should be ok, but I'd say the compressor is toast.

Dan
>
>Troy
>

Re: stock tj air conditioning compressor cleaning
 

On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 17:38:22 -0500, "Troy" <troy@ .> wrote:

>Last year I took out my Air Conditioning in my jeep, but never got around to
>removing the compressor. I replaced the belt with a shorter one to bypass
>it totally. Now I'm gonna try out installing on-board air with it but since
>then the intake and outtake ports in the compressor have been open for about
>a year or less, and I've even had it submerged when I got stuck in some
>watery mud. So I'm kinda sure there's crud in there.
>
>Is there any special way I can flush the compressor out safely to remove
>possible silt/sludge/whatever? I'm guessing to flush it with oil by
>injecting it into the intake until it runs clean through the outtake? It's
>still on the jeep and I'd like to keep it on but if I have to take it off to
>do this I will.
>
>I know people use the york compressor for their internal oiling ability, but
>I don't wanna mess with custom brackets and belts and cutting into my body
>for space, etc. I'm just tryin to see if I can save this one or buy another
>used one. Thanks!

If it's been open and submerged, I'd say buy a rebuilt one. The
clutch pack should be ok, but I'd say the compressor is toast.

Dan
>
>Troy
>

Re: stock tj air conditioning compressor cleaning
 

On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 17:38:22 -0500, "Troy" <troy@ .> wrote:

>Last year I took out my Air Conditioning in my jeep, but never got around to
>removing the compressor. I replaced the belt with a shorter one to bypass
>it totally. Now I'm gonna try out installing on-board air with it but since
>then the intake and outtake ports in the compressor have been open for about
>a year or less, and I've even had it submerged when I got stuck in some
>watery mud. So I'm kinda sure there's crud in there.
>
>Is there any special way I can flush the compressor out safely to remove
>possible silt/sludge/whatever? I'm guessing to flush it with oil by
>injecting it into the intake until it runs clean through the outtake? It's
>still on the jeep and I'd like to keep it on but if I have to take it off to
>do this I will.
>
>I know people use the york compressor for their internal oiling ability, but
>I don't wanna mess with custom brackets and belts and cutting into my body
>for space, etc. I'm just tryin to see if I can save this one or buy another
>used one. Thanks!

If it's been open and submerged, I'd say buy a rebuilt one. The
clutch pack should be ok, but I'd say the compressor is toast.

Dan
>
>Troy
>

Re: stock tj air conditioning compressor cleaning
 

On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 17:38:22 -0500, "Troy" <troy@ .> wrote:

>Last year I took out my Air Conditioning in my jeep, but never got around to
>removing the compressor. I replaced the belt with a shorter one to bypass
>it totally. Now I'm gonna try out installing on-board air with it but since
>then the intake and outtake ports in the compressor have been open for about
>a year or less, and I've even had it submerged when I got stuck in some
>watery mud. So I'm kinda sure there's crud in there.
>
>Is there any special way I can flush the compressor out safely to remove
>possible silt/sludge/whatever? I'm guessing to flush it with oil by
>injecting it into the intake until it runs clean through the outtake? It's
>still on the jeep and I'd like to keep it on but if I have to take it off to
>do this I will.
>
>I know people use the york compressor for their internal oiling ability, but
>I don't wanna mess with custom brackets and belts and cutting into my body
>for space, etc. I'm just tryin to see if I can save this one or buy another
>used one. Thanks!

If it's been open and submerged, I'd say buy a rebuilt one. The
clutch pack should be ok, but I'd say the compressor is toast.

Dan
>
>Troy
>

Re: stock tj air conditioning compressor cleaning
 

It's a compressor, not a pump. Since oil is non-compressible, you can't
really run oil into the intake without damaging it. We used to use R-11 to
flush out refrigeration systems that had had a compressor burn out. This
stuff is a liquid, but evaporates quickly. (It's bad though, because of the
ozone layer.) I don't know what they use now. What a rebuilder would do,
is to take the compressor apart, clean all the parts, replace as necessary
and reassemble using new seals. "Next time" put some plastic caps on the
ports.

My advice, if you haven't run the compressor since removing the AC, is to
try flushing or cleaning the intake and output ports with compressed air, as
best you can. You may get lucky, and you probably won't make it worse than
it is now.

Earle

"Troy" <troy@ .> wrote in message
news:IMadnTe4N9Z5xpLZRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> Last year I took out my Air Conditioning in my jeep, but never got around
to
> removing the compressor. I replaced the belt with a shorter one to bypass
> it totally. Now I'm gonna try out installing on-board air with it but
since
> then the intake and outtake ports in the compressor have been open for
about
> a year or less, and I've even had it submerged when I got stuck in some
> watery mud. So I'm kinda sure there's crud in there.
>
> Is there any special way I can flush the compressor out safely to remove
> possible silt/sludge/whatever? I'm guessing to flush it with oil by
> injecting it into the intake until it runs clean through the outtake?
It's
> still on the jeep and I'd like to keep it on but if I have to take it off
to
> do this I will.
>
> I know people use the york compressor for their internal oiling ability,
but
> I don't wanna mess with custom brackets and belts and cutting into my body
> for space, etc. I'm just tryin to see if I can save this one or buy
another
> used one. Thanks!
>
> Troy
>
>


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Re: stock tj air conditioning compressor cleaning
 

It's a compressor, not a pump. Since oil is non-compressible, you can't
really run oil into the intake without damaging it. We used to use R-11 to
flush out refrigeration systems that had had a compressor burn out. This
stuff is a liquid, but evaporates quickly. (It's bad though, because of the
ozone layer.) I don't know what they use now. What a rebuilder would do,
is to take the compressor apart, clean all the parts, replace as necessary
and reassemble using new seals. "Next time" put some plastic caps on the
ports.

My advice, if you haven't run the compressor since removing the AC, is to
try flushing or cleaning the intake and output ports with compressed air, as
best you can. You may get lucky, and you probably won't make it worse than
it is now.

Earle

"Troy" <troy@ .> wrote in message
news:IMadnTe4N9Z5xpLZRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> Last year I took out my Air Conditioning in my jeep, but never got around
to
> removing the compressor. I replaced the belt with a shorter one to bypass
> it totally. Now I'm gonna try out installing on-board air with it but
since
> then the intake and outtake ports in the compressor have been open for
about
> a year or less, and I've even had it submerged when I got stuck in some
> watery mud. So I'm kinda sure there's crud in there.
>
> Is there any special way I can flush the compressor out safely to remove
> possible silt/sludge/whatever? I'm guessing to flush it with oil by
> injecting it into the intake until it runs clean through the outtake?
It's
> still on the jeep and I'd like to keep it on but if I have to take it off
to
> do this I will.
>
> I know people use the york compressor for their internal oiling ability,
but
> I don't wanna mess with custom brackets and belts and cutting into my body
> for space, etc. I'm just tryin to see if I can save this one or buy
another
> used one. Thanks!
>
> Troy
>
>


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Re: stock tj air conditioning compressor cleaning
 

It's a compressor, not a pump. Since oil is non-compressible, you can't
really run oil into the intake without damaging it. We used to use R-11 to
flush out refrigeration systems that had had a compressor burn out. This
stuff is a liquid, but evaporates quickly. (It's bad though, because of the
ozone layer.) I don't know what they use now. What a rebuilder would do,
is to take the compressor apart, clean all the parts, replace as necessary
and reassemble using new seals. "Next time" put some plastic caps on the
ports.

My advice, if you haven't run the compressor since removing the AC, is to
try flushing or cleaning the intake and output ports with compressed air, as
best you can. You may get lucky, and you probably won't make it worse than
it is now.

Earle

"Troy" <troy@ .> wrote in message
news:IMadnTe4N9Z5xpLZRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> Last year I took out my Air Conditioning in my jeep, but never got around
to
> removing the compressor. I replaced the belt with a shorter one to bypass
> it totally. Now I'm gonna try out installing on-board air with it but
since
> then the intake and outtake ports in the compressor have been open for
about
> a year or less, and I've even had it submerged when I got stuck in some
> watery mud. So I'm kinda sure there's crud in there.
>
> Is there any special way I can flush the compressor out safely to remove
> possible silt/sludge/whatever? I'm guessing to flush it with oil by
> injecting it into the intake until it runs clean through the outtake?
It's
> still on the jeep and I'd like to keep it on but if I have to take it off
to
> do this I will.
>
> I know people use the york compressor for their internal oiling ability,
but
> I don't wanna mess with custom brackets and belts and cutting into my body
> for space, etc. I'm just tryin to see if I can save this one or buy
another
> used one. Thanks!
>
> Troy
>
>


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Re: stock tj air conditioning compressor cleaning
 

It's a compressor, not a pump. Since oil is non-compressible, you can't
really run oil into the intake without damaging it. We used to use R-11 to
flush out refrigeration systems that had had a compressor burn out. This
stuff is a liquid, but evaporates quickly. (It's bad though, because of the
ozone layer.) I don't know what they use now. What a rebuilder would do,
is to take the compressor apart, clean all the parts, replace as necessary
and reassemble using new seals. "Next time" put some plastic caps on the
ports.

My advice, if you haven't run the compressor since removing the AC, is to
try flushing or cleaning the intake and output ports with compressed air, as
best you can. You may get lucky, and you probably won't make it worse than
it is now.

Earle

"Troy" <troy@ .> wrote in message
news:IMadnTe4N9Z5xpLZRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> Last year I took out my Air Conditioning in my jeep, but never got around
to
> removing the compressor. I replaced the belt with a shorter one to bypass
> it totally. Now I'm gonna try out installing on-board air with it but
since
> then the intake and outtake ports in the compressor have been open for
about
> a year or less, and I've even had it submerged when I got stuck in some
> watery mud. So I'm kinda sure there's crud in there.
>
> Is there any special way I can flush the compressor out safely to remove
> possible silt/sludge/whatever? I'm guessing to flush it with oil by
> injecting it into the intake until it runs clean through the outtake?
It's
> still on the jeep and I'd like to keep it on but if I have to take it off
to
> do this I will.
>
> I know people use the york compressor for their internal oiling ability,
but
> I don't wanna mess with custom brackets and belts and cutting into my body
> for space, etc. I'm just tryin to see if I can save this one or buy
another
> used one. Thanks!
>
> Troy
>
>


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Re: stock tj air conditioning compressor cleaning
 

It needs to come apart and the rest of the system needs flushing. You
are going to have to DIY because idiot A/C people will not do it right.
The system needs fill and purge with a fully evaporable solvent and
power cleaning with dry nitrogen or other inert gas. You will have to
get a tank and regulator and a catch can so fluid dooesnt go through
your vacuum pump and lock it up tighter than Hilary Duff's
c.c.c.contract. (What did you think I'd say.)