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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by LexChamp
A lot of suggestions to this problem. All the ideas are great, but why not go with what your mechanic told you in the first place and change the evaporator/ AC Dryer. I have a 95 LS with 173,000 and I'm sure it has never been changed. I have to change mine in the next few days even though I added freon, was checked for leaks and none was found. It blows nothing but hot air. I have asked several mechanics and auto parts stores and they all suggested to change the AC Dryer. There is actually a thread with pictures on how to change it yourself, it's pretty easy. The Dryer cost about $37.00 Advance Auto. You will have recharge your system again after its done. Good luck.
Is it really necessary to replace the Evaporator (priced around $220) vs. just the dryer ($40)?
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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Default Finally cold AC

Finally, My AC is working properly. After spending money recharging it at least twice and changing the AC Dryer with a backyard mechanic with no results, I decided to take the car to a local AC shop. Now it blows nice cold air. The guy explained everything but I honestly do not remember exactly what he did, but I only paid $100 and the car was done within 2 hours. I wish I had taken the car to him earlier, I wasted so much money. I will find out exactly what he did and posted later.

It was 95 plus degrees today.
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