<VV> Found the duct - and AC parts watchout.

[Harry Yarnell]

Never , never buy a reman. A/C compressor!!! Like Grant, BTDT. Always buy 
new. I use either E-bay or ackits.com.

harry yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Young" <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 12:28 PM
Subject: <VV> Found the duct - and AC parts watchout.


> Thanks to some great folks on our site, I have located the piece of air 
> duct I need.
>
> As an aside - BEWARE if you plan to purchase a rebuilt AC compressor from 
> an Advance Autoparts store. I am flushing my system today for the second 
> time in 17 months. The first one lasted 9 months and I got a warranty 
> replacement, but had to spend another $200 (the compressor was about $160) 
> for other damaged and contaminated components. The second one failed in 8 
> months and since their warranty program only applies to the original 
> purchase, it was no longer covered (just as well). So I replaced it with a 
> new Fomoco factory unit for $230. I would have saved a lot of money to 
> have spent more for a good one in the first place. I pass this along as I 
> have talked to two other friends with similar experiences with different 
> compressors from the same retailer. One guy purchased and returned 3 with 
> incorrect bolt patterns before he gave up.
> Grant Young
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