It's a job, not an adventure

[TopNotch]

I replaced the AC compressor in my silver Formula yesterday. It took a lot longer than i had imagined.
Whoever put in the last one must have been trying to show his muscles, because nearly every nut and bolt was tightened to extreme, and I had to come up with clever ways to get enough leverage for my 73-year-old muscles to get them loose. It's a wonder nothing broke.
And then on re-assembly I found that I didn't have a new one, of one of the washers between the lines and the compressor. What I tried first leaked -- the system wouldn't hold a vacuum, so I wound up re-using the old washer. It seems to be holding.

[Slyp]

Congrats, for a 73 year old you done good

[GTRS Fiero]

Well, glad you got it done.  Is it still hot enough down there for using the AC?  I'm always cold, but we have snow forecast.

I've always thought you weren't supposed to turn the AC on when the temp is under 40.

[TopNotch]

It got up to 75 today, but the AC is also used as a dehumidifier when you use the heater to defog your windows. So sometimes it may still come in handy.

[GTRS Fiero]

When you re-torqued, did you torque to spec, or just comfortably tight?

[Fierofool]

Well, glad you got it done.  Is it still hot enough down there for using the AC?  I'm always cold, but we have snow forecast.

I've always thought you weren't supposed to turn the AC on when the temp is under 40.

Melanie's 88 Beretta GT wouldn't let the AC come on below a given temperature.  I don't remember what it was, but 40 would be reasonable.  But Pat's correct.  The AC runs when you're in defrost mode, so I don't know how the Beretta worked. 

I like the temp a little warm, so today when I took about a 40 mile drive, I just dropped the passenger side window down about halfway and set the climate control on Vent with the slider all the way to the left.  Very comfortable---for me, at least.