HELP!!!

[Balboa]

Ok here's the deal:

I bought my '93 Coupe (KA) last Saturday. The next day (Sunday) the airconditioner worked fine. Then on Monday, it never blew cold or even remotely cool air. So I took it to my mechanic, and he says the compressor is out. He quoted me $700-$800 for a new compressor and probably around $300 for a used one. Does anyone know where I can get a good, cheap, *working* compressor, or do I just need to sell the thing and make 1g off of it or so? I know some of you may not think an A/C is necessary, but it is already 95 deg. F here in Oklahoma!!!

[DuffMan]

WTF does "the compressor is out" mean.

Does it not have a charge?

Is the clutch engaging but the compressor is not working?

Is the clutch not engaging?

Ask him what exactly is wrong with it. You might want to consider a seccond opinion.

[240sxspeedracer1]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Balboa @ June 05 2002,4:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Ok here's the deal:

I bought my '93 Coupe (KA) last Saturday. The next day (Sunday) the airconditioner worked fine. Then on Monday, it never blew cold or even remotely cool air. So I took it to my mechanic, and he says the compressor is out. He quoted me $700-$800 for a new compressor and probably around $300 for a used one. Does anyone know where I can get a good, cheap, *working* compressor, or do I just need to sell the thing and make 1g off of it or so? I know some of you may not think an A/C is necessary, but it is already 95 deg. F here in Oklahoma!!!</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
that sounds like a bunch of bull. &nbsp;Go to another mechanic and see what he says. &nbsp;Shit, before u do that, check the compressor urself. &nbsp;If I remember correctly, it should be the far right pulley. &nbsp;Now, if the belt is fucked up, slacked, broken, or whatever, then u know u have to change it. &nbsp;
If u see that it looks and feels good, THEN go to a mech and see what he says, if he thinks that the compressor is messed up, then go to ur local junk yard and buy a used compressor, and no way in hell would that thing cost 300, thats a load of shit

[Broadwayblues]

Hey I would do all they the other guys said plus one thing more. If you to see if it's the charge, you can goto Autozone, Pep Boys ect. and buy a R-134a retrofit kit. It's not more then $40 with a couple of cans of R-134a. It's simple, just follow the directions on back of the box. Charge it up and hope it works. I did this on my wife's Celica. It's much cheaper this way, rather then getting a charge of the factory freon.(not sure what it is, R-22? Stuff is expensive.) But yeah get a second, and a third guy to look at it. Don't say you went to another mechanic and he said bad compressor. That guy might rip you off too.
hope that helps

[gfisch]

Thats a rediculously high quote anyway for a compressor. I'm sure you could find one real cheap at a junkyard and they arent hard to install.
Only thing to worry about would be the R134a in the lines, none came out when I pulled the comressor, but I dont know if its not supposed to be in that part when its off, or just that mine all leaked out when the condensor got smashed in.