stryped wrote:

I am so frustrated. I have a 1990 mustang with factory air.Last year, I
attempted to retrofit the car. However, the receiver drier I purchased
would not attach to the compressor manifold/blocks. Inside the low
pressure block was some sort of clip or something that kept the hose that
is part of the receiver/dryer from going all the way in. I tried to pry it
out and basically ruined the block. This year I attempted to do this again
and paid 80 bucks for a used compressor off of ebay just to get the blocks
because I could not fin them anywhere. And those have this clip or
whatever it is too.

I thought maybe autozone gave me the wrong receiver/dryer so I had them
order another one and it is exactly like the old one. All I want is to fix
this thing so I can drive it once in awhile to keep from putting a lot of
miles on my new truck but it seems everything is working against me.

Here are some pictures of what I am talking about:


http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3873b083.jpg

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3819f939.jpg

Has anyone out there ran into this or can anyone help me?
Ford uses these "garter locks" that have a ring on the tube, and an
O-ring and garter spring in whatever the hose fits into. The O-rings
wear out from body flexing, and start to leak, and sometimes the
refrigerant and refrig. lube eats them and they turn into a bunch
of muck. If you put the wrong O-rings in there (for fuel, ATF,
etc. they won't last long). So, the hose is supposed to have
a ring on the end of the tube that you wiggle past the garter
spring, then the tip of the tube is kept in the O-ring to
make the seal. When the ring is at the garter spring, you have
to wiggle the hose in a circular way to get it to expand the
spring and pass through. You get the feel of it after doing it a
couple times.

I couldn't tell from the pics whether this is a typical
garter lock or not. But, I think green is Viton, and the right
stuff for the AC O-rings.

Jon