How to replace the air conditioning compressor on a ford escort

http://lectricgenius.blogspot.com/ Repairing the air conditioning on my 1991 Ford Escort, it got a new a/c compressor

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• 1991
• Ford
• Escort
• Freeze
• 12
• Freon
• replace
• the
• Air
• conditioner
• repair
• compressor
• replacement
• vacuum
• cold
• air
• diy
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• installation

[Bittboy]

The A/C on my '90 Escort LX has air conditioning, but it doesn't blow cold...it blows out room temperature. Hey, at least I have some kind of A/C right?

[lectricgenius]

@Bittboy Dude, you have what everyone else with a car that is 20yrs old also has. Leaky seals, etc your a/c needs to be charged b4 it will work, and like I said, prolly needs several seals replaced.

[Spendell203]

i has 92 escort loved it. just bought 97 escort bc it is 5 -speed manual love stick. well it doesnt have AC in it. is it crazy to insall ac

[lectricgenius]

@Spendell203 Did it have ac at one time, or did it never have ac? If it just needs a compressor as mine did that would not be hard to fix.  Now id you never had ac, that would be a totally different story and I would not try to change it these days. But if you have plenty of time and money that's a different story. The reason I wouldn't try to retrofit it these days is because I had a stroke and I developed MS at the same time, so I can't do that kind of work anymore.

[7477238]

@lectricgenius Does freeze 12 refrigerant feel as cold as the old R-12 freon A/C systems we used to enjoy? I remember my Mom's 89 Mazda MX6, it held it's original R-12 charge for 17 years before it leaked out but man was it cold for the time being.

[lectricgenius]

@7477238 Yes, in fact it does

[frrd77]

do you have to have a liscence to buy the stuff because im pretty sure the parts store told me you do

[brian93ist]

these are good cars we had a 96 wagon it ran till about 305k miles good car front wheel drive to whent good in the snow to tires are chep for these small cars

[Bittboy]

@lectricgenius

I'll keep that in mind. Thought maybe I just needed some Freon...

[harley10030]

wish my 95 escort had a/c, it has a leak some where, i replaced the lines and it still leaks out. i think it may be leaking out of the condenser.