[alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #152

[George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try a Sanden International. These are universally regarded as the best 
automotive air conditioning compressors available. Lots of European and 
Japanese cars use them including Alfa Romeo in later model Milanos and 
164s in place of the York type that Alfa used for many years. The 
Sandens seem to tolerate being open to the air (like setting in a car 
in a wrecking yard for several years with the hoses disconnected) and 
disused without all the seals rotting away. I think companies like BMW, 
SAAB and even VW used Sanden compressors Once you find one, you'll just 
have to have a bracket for your car made-up to mount it, or you may be 
able to modify the bracket that came with your original compressor. 
Sandens are rotary type compressors and adapt well to being converted 
from R-12 to R-34 (just don't forget to change the oil type used in the 
system).

George Graves
'86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'



On Jun 13, 2004, at 9:20 PM, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 15:11:58 -0400
> From: "Gwynne W. Spencer" <gwynnes1@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] A/C compressor recommendations
>
> Can any of you recommend what modern rotary compressor one should use 
> to
> replace the original in a 1974 2000 GTV. Maybe by description of what 
> car
> it might be used in (that way I could try to find one in a "bone yard" 
> or
> an after market source supplier))
>
> Gwynne Spencer
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