Fellas...I'm crushed. My Ac Compressor in the 93 240sx hatch has crapped out. It engages but doesnt circulate. My system was an r12 system that didnt have a leak (according to the tech that checked it out it still had close to 3lbs on freon in the system).

The agony came when the tech said that I was looking @ around 2 grand to get things back to in working order?? Is swapping out the compressor and recharging the system with r134a that expensive?? What would be needed to do the conversion? He mentioned dryer/ explansion valve/ compressor and freon....how accurate is that?

Im a little frustrated @ this point. Any advise or technical info on how I might be able to lower the cost? is this a possibly DYI job with proper tools and some patience??

My thoughts at the moment are parking the car and finding one that has AC until i feel motivated to work on my 240.

-Royce