pug505usa Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 I am in the middle of removing my AC system in my 505... it has not been working for years and removing it would clear up some visibility in the engine compartment... Anything I should be watching for? I have never done that before... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Anything I should be watching for? living in texas with a car without AC. seriously, are you sure that's something that you want to do? i'm originally from lousiana so i know how hot it can get in that part of the country... that being said, the AC system is under pressure so be mindful of this when you start working on it. you should depressurize the system and then evacuate it to recover the refrigerant. r12, the refrigerant that came in our systems originally, can damage the ozone and pollutes the environment as well. r134a, found in newer automotive systems and older cars that have been converted, doesn't damage the ozone but is an environmental pollutant. technically, there's nothing to stop you from releasing (bleeding) the refrigerant into the atmosphere but it *is* illegal and you could be fined for doing it in the (extremely) remote chance that you got caught. this is all basic car AC stuff, by the way. while it's generally true that "the french copy nobody, and nobody copies the french," the AC systems on our cars are fairly standard. if you do remove the AC components, you should hang on to them if you ever change your mind or sell the car. andré Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug505usa Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Thanks Andre! I actually removed it last night... The compressor has to come out from underneath... if the system had any sign of potentially working again I would keep it but it has not been running for years. It was totally dry inside. I really doubt the compressor is any good... I grew up in France until I came to the US in 89... AC was a luxury and very few cars had it... La "clim" as they call it was an expensive option... I think I saw it one time in a Jaguar. Americans are so hookup to AC that a car without it has lost a lot of its resale value... For me I love Mechanic 101... I am an outside guy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Americans are so hookup to AC that a car without it has lost a lot of its resale value... no doubt. but, in our defense, the climate in texas is very different than that of france...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Holm - Parts for Peugeots Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 You may want to keep the condenser in place with the electric fan as a supplement or backup should your declutching fan fail. It should already be wired to come on with the higher temp circuit of the radiator thermoswitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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