300whpej

i know i can use the del sol vtec bracket or the 97-01 crv bracket and use the stock d-series stuff, but which belt am i going to need to run? i am wondering because im going to try and get my a/c back working this weekend.


TIA

z6hatchboy

i just done this with a friend on his car. First of all what year is your car? 92-93 are r12 refrigerant and +94 is r134a. So, if you have the 92-93 you have to use the crv bracket and buy the rest of the stuff for your year car, and possibly do a retrofit (if a 92-93) because r12 isnt as easy to find or as cheap as r134a and its just a good idea. The other things youll need is all the high/low side lines (from the firewall to the comperssor and the lines that from the reciever/dryer to the condenser), condenser, reciever/dryer, fan, wiring harness, belt, tensioner. This is assuming you still have you evaporator (which you 99% do, because its inside the car). The wiring harness plugs in at the left side of the engine bay behind the passenger side headlight.

300whpej

^thanks, i thought i just needed another d-series a/c belt. main reason i asked is because a friend of mine, with a b swapped ej8, said he had to use a different belt, and i wasnt sure.

i left all the hoses and everything else on the car when swapping the motor and have everything else i need bagged in the garage. hopefully ill have a/c by the end of the weekend!

300whpej

update, i found a p7j (crv bracket) and its on my block now, but according to what ive found out i need the idler tensioner bracket and pulley from the crv also...im wondering if i can use the d-series stuff?

piranha619

ok question, i got 97 hb with b16a swapped in, what ac bracket do i need to get it running.
will this one work http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

piranha619

does anyone got one that will work for my car and for a cheaper price

300whpej

there are a total of 3 i know will work. one from a 97-01 crv, one from a 93-97 del sol vtec (b16a3), and one from hasport. the crv and del sol ones are identical but from honda, the crv one is about 80 less. i got mine from a salvage yard for less than 50.

edit: the one on the ebay link is the p7j (crv) bracket and will work. although that one doesnt come with a tensioner, you can get one from a junkyard from any integra.

piranha619

http://s947.photobucket.com/albums/a...urrent=034.jpg

ok in the picture above i know its a p54 bracket. my old bracket from the b16a has the wheel thing (tensioner? pulley?) and the arm thing that come out from the right side...dunno whats that called was wondering if i can take those parts off and put it on to the new bracket p7j.

300whpej

yes you can. but question, why not just use the p54 bracket since its the same as the p7j?