thereverend
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Well just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Took my 2006 Sprinter 2500 to a garage the other day. The AC was not working. I was told that the Compressor and the Controller were bad. NOT buying that they both were bad and the $1200 bill they were trying to con me out of I decided to do my own diag. I checked the cable coming from the controller to the Compressor and What do you know.. IT had constant power with no interruption. The Compressor WAS in fact bad but the controller was not.. Got the compressor @ NAPA with the dryer and pressure thing for $340. Installed it myself.. 5 hours of hard work and if you do end up doing it yourself I would strongly suggest you have a full implement of tools such as but not limited to : Allen Wrench, Torex, American and Metric tools as well as LONG extension for your ratchet. GLOVES you will get filthy but thats half the fun and watch out if the system is NOT completely empty as you will get a wonderful green sliming when you pop off the 1st connector. Make sure tho that you PULL a vacume to get all of the crap and mosture out before charging the system or your repair may not work as good as you think ... ALSO the little tits that are on the AC tend to get stuck or rusted on the hoses. You can carefully unstick this by CAREFULLY drilling out the pin. DO NOT RUSH IT.. go size by size till it comes out on its own... Patients is rewarding or could cost you $50 for rushing.. Just wanted to share my experience with everyone.. Its a pain in the rear to do.. Having an extra pair of hands helps with this project to hold the compressor in place while bolting back in and keeping it from landing on your face..