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  1. 07-04-2010, 06:39 PM #1
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    Water in system

    Had an abandoned AC system and was going to use the compressor since the other compressor died. The system was abandoned since apparently water got into it when there was a leak in the evap condenser. Drained the "oil" and water came out. Pulled the heads and....
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  2. 07-04-2010, 06:46 PM #2
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    Looks like you have a good boat anchor there. 
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    No way man. I wanted to know how many RCW cores it would take to clean it up. HAHA
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    Yep... That one's done
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    Did you meg the motor out
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    Wow, I doubt that even has any core value, lol.
    If more government is the answer, then it's a really stupid question.
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    imagine what the piping is like? No thank you. By the time you get that system cleaned up, the cost of a new installation would most likely be even.
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  9. 07-05-2010, 06:47 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dowadudda View Post
    imagine what the piping is like? No thank you. By the time you get that system cleaned up, the cost of a new installation would most likely be even.
    That's why it still sits abandoned. When I changed the other compressor out we pulled "waterboy" to turn it in as a core.
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  10. 12-12-2010, 07:45 PM #10
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    A couple minutes with a wire brush and she'll be ready to go. :lol:
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  11. 12-13-2010, 08:03 PM #11
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    That compressor is ready to run!
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