Yahoo Message Number: 86868 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/86868)
Air Conditioning compressor just sized up does anyone know where I can get another It's a 350 HP Cummings Engine.
Bob
Yahoo Message Number: 86887 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/86887)
If you don't know much about that system you would be better off taking your coach to a qualified repair person. If it did seize up then you probably lost the belt to the compressor. You could just be low on freon which would keep the clutch from turning.
You can get a compressor from many outlets that sell over the internet or from local stores but if the compressor is bad you will also want to replace the air dryer and recharge the system.
Adding some freon is a DIY but replacing the compressor requires a high level of experience and is better left to the Pros.
Richard Aquino
2001 Intrigue
Yahoo Message Number: 86890 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/86890)
The model number of the Compressor is on the back or side of the compressor unit.
If you have the Over-The-Road AC system with cooling in the bedroom driven by the dash AC system, you have one compressor and two dryers that will need to be replaced when you open the system.
I googled the model number of my Compressor and found several sources that were $150 cheaper than the truck shops. (Sorry, lost all that info in a recent hard drive failure.)
Auto AC experts were leery of doing the repairs because they did not have a "book" to refer to for the system, so I did it myself learning as I went. My cost of about $600 including gauges purchase was $500 less than the lowest qualified shop estimate. I have read of bills at the $1700 level.
Dean
95 Magna 5280
Yahoo Message Number: 86891 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/86891)
Mine froze early on. I bought a new compressor on line, got a new dryer also. Went to a regular automotive AC shop and had them do the work. When you open the system, it is best to place a vacuum on the system to dry it out after installing the new dryer and compressor.
Don
'02 Intrigue #11427