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1992 Loyale, gratitude


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Hi All,

 

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Finally registered after a year or so of lurking, here to say, thank y'all!

 

I found my 1992 Loyale in Florida on Craig's List. It was a scary purchase, 205k miles and only firing on three cylinders when I bought it for $800.

 

I was not previously mechanically inclined, but could buy a set of plugs and wires and ended up blessed and happy. Everything worked, including the AC, and I drove the Loyale across the country, with round-trips to NW Ohio and Dallas.

 

I first came to this forum about a year ago when the Loyale suddenly died on the highway. Thanks to many here, I was able to diagnose and then fix the broken timing belt, with a $10 part and about two days of head-scratching labor.

 

Since then, I've added about 17k to the odometer (up to 221k now), The timing belt broke again, and I figured out that a small piece of left-over timing-belt-cover was dangling in the belt path (I had to destroy mine to remove it).

 

Yesterday I pulled all of the AC components and am now running with one belt, scared again because the alternator is only supported at two points. Maybe I should track down and buy the brackets I've seen mentioned here.

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In any case, if anyone needs a working AC compressor (or the other parts for the AC: condenser, tubing, sensor, etc), let me know--

 

Thanks again all (especially to Miles Fox, seeing is believing).

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We're in Ohio right now, but usually in St. Pete.

 

Too bad I hadn't done the AC delete before I came north, I could've dropped by.

 

I used the AC a few times in the worst of Florida's heat, but when my timing belt broke, I had a hard time getting the covers off. I ended up pulling the condenser along with my radiator, just so I could go apesh** with my pry bar.

 

The refrigerant escaped (apologies to my grandchildren), and I intended to recharge but never got the roundtoit parts that I needed.

 

Here we are a year later, and with new work done and planned, I decided I didn't need it in my engine bay, in my way, and I'd never use it enough to justify working around it all the time. I say that now in the cool of spring...

 

I was very careful pulling everything. The lines dripped a little yellow-green oil when I removed them. I'm confident it's still a viable system. I haven't yanked the box under the dash yet but everything that was attached to the compressor has been pulled, to the firewall. This was a factory AC-- I suppose I should cover the holes so it doesn't dry out while sitting in my garage here.

 

I need a replacement bracket to secure my alternator (right now I'm getting my 14vdc, but feeling insecure), so I'm looking for a non-AC EA82 to swap with.

 

I don't have a plan to drive down as yet, but I'll let you know if that changes.

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