[W126 Coupe] Another AC Problem

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Tom,

It could be one that you have too much oil in the system.  Yes, it will cool 
but it may make a horrible noise and possible with higher rpm make a 
screeching noise like bearings.  If your getting two different set of noises 
then your compressor is shot its way to death.

Jason

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Oelsner" <toelsner at mindspring.com>
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> No, it isn't a grinding noise.  Now that I reflect on it, I do not think 
> it
> is from the belt.  It is definitely rotation related as the noise 
> increases
> in speed with acceleration.
> Tom
>
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> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On Behalf Of Shayegan, Richard
> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 8:32 PM
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>
>
> Is it like a grinding noise? I started getting that in my system which
> has Freeze 12 in it, though I don't know if that's the culprit since it
> hadn't worked for 7 years prior. The mechanic said if it still blows
> cold not to worry about it.
> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Tom Oelsner
> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 11:28 PM
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> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Another AC Problem
>
> A couple of weeks ago, with the help of a number of people here
> providing
> information, I got my AC running again.  I replaced the O rings behind
> the
> compressor and evacuated it (held pressure perfectly), replaced a seized
> AC
> idler pulley and recharged the system using Duracool.  The system has
> been
> running perfectly, until today.  I have put about a 1,000 miles on the
> car
> in the last 2 weeks, about 500 in the last 2 days.  Today, I started
> hearing
> sounds as if bearings are going (or almost like a belt is slipping) but
> the
> AC is still blowing very cold.  I am not convinced that it is a slipping
> belt because it only happens when the AC is turned on.  Has anybody
> experienced this before or have any suggestions for isolating and
> identifying the problem?
>
> Tom Oelsner
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