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Open Roads Forum  >  Tech Issues  > Are F53 AC compressors really this cheap? This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Gale Hawkins • View posts Murray, KY Senior Member Joined: 07/22/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/25/10 10:15pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The last time I looked for our P30 used ones were more expensive than this one. robatthelake • View posts Vancouver Island Senior Member Joined: 08/24/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 08/25/10 10:17pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator looks like the price has come down! Rob & Jean 98 Dutch Star Diesel Pusher ..92 Tracker 4X2 Golden_HVAC • View posts Fulltime, CA, USA Senior Member Joined: 08/19/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/25/10 10:22pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator It says there is 8 of them. Looks like a model set up for R-12, that is with mineral oil, not the POE oil used with R-134a systems. Sometimes the compressors are sold without oil, because you can use the same compressor with both oils, only that mineral oil will not absorb a excess amount of moisture while sitting on a shelf, but POE oil will go bad if left exposed to air for more than a few hours. And R-134a is also not going to like any moisture in the system, it will start to form acids as the POE oil, R-134a and moisture are working in the same system. Not a huge problem with car compressors, but with the insulation found on electric motor compressors, the acids break down the motor insulation, causing motor to short to ground. So I would check to see if this is a new compressor, or rebuilt by who knows who, and how well? What is the warranty? Some places will warranty a compressor as long as you keep the car. Fred. Dutch_12078 • View posts Great Sacandaga Lake, NY Senior Member Joined: 10/07/2008 View Profile Online Posted: 08/26/10 08:24am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Make sure your 460 actually uses that compressor before ordering one. My '95 F-53 uses a "dealer install" AC compressor that looks like this: * This post was edited 08/26/10 07:56pm by Dutch_12078 * Dutch 1995 Coachmen Catalina 322QBXL F53 chassis, 460 V8, TST TPMS Quadra Bigfoot EZE Levelers 2002 Toyota RAV4 AWD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/Blue Ox baseplate ernestfortier • View posts Palmdale, Calif. Senior Member Joined: 01/11/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 08/26/10 09:18am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Price is about what I paid from a Ford dealer. The expensive part is if you need the pulley. If I remember right the pulley and clutch set up was about $280.00 by itself. Ernie Fortier 99 Bounder 34V 2 honda 2K paralled (for economy) 5.5 Onan onboard 96 Geo Tracker 4x4 Auto. convertable Gale Hawkins • View posts Murray, KY Senior Member Joined: 07/22/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/26/10 09:32am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator What you say is true but the picture shows the complete unit and states: Description / Notes: "Replacement A/C Compressor -- A/C COMPRESSOR, NEW -- 6-groove belt; 0.88 in. belt width; 5.63 in. pulley diameter; 1.7 in. gauge line A; Pin coil; Block mounting manifold with O-ring; 4-ear wide tangent, 0.39 in. and 0.32 in. mount; With clutch; A high quality, direct fit OE replacement A/C compressor." Condition : New Brand New in the Box - Fit and Quality Guaranteed! A 99.3% positive rating after nearly 30,000 transactions is not that bad of feedback either. You know how Ebay is always 'suggesting' something and when it popped up the price shocked me. ernestfortier • View posts Palmdale, Calif. Senior Member Joined: 01/11/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 08/26/10 09:49am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Gale. You are right. I didn't even notice that the unit had the clutch. That is a deal. Gale Hawkins • View posts Murray, KY Senior Member Joined: 07/22/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/26/10 10:09am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I expect few are being sold for that range of age so someone is making warehouse space for faster moving parts. While I do not need one for my P30 yet I expect I would buy one for $150 since we plan to keep it another 10 years if the chance came up. 96Bounder30E • View posts America is my home! Moderator Joined: 11/21/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 08/26/10 10:25am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Rockauto.com has it for a similar price......... Gale Hawkins • View posts Murray, KY Senior Member Joined: 07/22/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/26/10 07:41pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Well there are the P30 AC compressors going for the Ford prices too. Based on the posted cross ref it looks like the new on is good 81-94 If someone with a 91-94 P30 seriously was looking for a new compressor they are at least afforable. My guess they must be imported and are knock offs of the SD design since they look the same. Not sure if the $30 less for the rebuilt SD compressor would technically be the better compressor or not. Not even sure what rebuilt means in a AC compressor. * This post was edited 08/26/10 08:02pm by Gale Hawkins * This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Open Roads Forum  >  Tech Issues  > Are F53 AC compressors really this cheap?

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