I pulled ALL of the A/C lines/wires/fans etc. out of my 1991 Wagon, and the total weight of everything was 15.5 lbs. It took about 2 hours total to remove everything, and this was my first time removing an A/C system. This is also the first step towards my wire tuck, of which Ill post about later.

 

Did you remove the core out of the underdash HVAC box? Does that include the condenser behind the bumper?

 

Does that include the compressor because damn those are some beasties.

 

is there a write up on how to remove the AC unit ?

I know mine doesnt work, and the guy that i bough it from says that it was removed but im not sure what to look for ?

 

yea 15 pounds sounds a little light. The compressor and condensor underneath the dash combined weight should be over 15 lbs atleast. Them suckers are heavy. If I remember correctly, removing all A/C parts, I think the weight around 40 lbs. Someone did this in the past, and weighed everything in a detailed write-up. Forgot if it was on HT, or another site.

 

Everything weighs 48lbs, I measured it myself

 

I don't know where you got 15 lbs from. I didnt weight it but it's defineatly around 50 lbs,probaby exactly what the poster above me said

 

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I just bought a complete (even blower motor, compressor, condenser, etc...) A/C system and on it's shipping info it said it was like 60 lbs packaged.

 

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That used to be mine.

Yup, I got 53 lbs from parts, around 60 with packaging. The evap. core and compressor comprise at least 35 lbs of that. Perhaps the OP is referring to just the lines, condensor, drier and fan?

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On the sedan you just bought? I see an A/C line in one of your pictures, so maybe he didn't yank it. Look for the compressor on the driver's side near the radiator and the condensor in front of the radiator (looks like a smaller radiator), plus the A/C fan on the driver's side. Chances are he just told you it was removed so you wouldn't expect it to work.

 

i too pulled off everything related to heating or ac under the dash, that box unit is huge, huge i say! the heater box and all pipeing had to weigh at least 10 pounds.

 

when i got my ac shipped to me the package weight was around 80#
it was everything including bolts and belt. i would figure with out the packaging it was probably 65+ lbs

 

In my factory Honda 1988 Civic manual, the weight of the A/C is listed as 45 pounds.

 

the entire a/c out of my '88 CRX DX added up to just over 43 pounds.

 

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i took it out of my crx, came out to be 48.6

dead on

 

im planing to do this, is there write up on it. and will i lose my heater sistem or heater ports????

 

If you swap in the HVAC unit/central part from a non-AC car, no you won't lose heat, etc. You can probably gut it, but I'm not really sure on that.

I had weighed my A/C stuff awhile ago but don't remember the exact figure; but it was around 40-50lbs(from a CRX DX).

 

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Haha, damn. I'm too scared to remove my heating, i'd freeze my nads off, people really do remove it though. how much's the heater weigh

 

Ya I pulled my AC out of my wagon. Everything except the evap (the HVAC part) was pulled. Weighed about 45-48lbs. The cheapest weight reduction by far. I'm going to rip the hvac apart to pull the evap out and get even more weight out.

 

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Mine was 45lbs on my scale. I wish I knew you were looking for one, its all boxed up in my garage now, except I havent removed the AC button from my climate control yet.

 

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Turned that into a kill switch . Hidden in plain view.

 

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damn that is a hella good idea, how do you go about doin it, mines behind my dash, but Ion have the ac button no more

just hope the thief isn't hot

edit: my hundreth post... yay

 

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I would like to remove mine also, anyone have a writeup or a diagram?

 

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HA! Now that would suck.

 

I am actually starting to think I might keep my AC in and recharge / fix what is broken if anything next summer or remove if it starts getting expensive.

 

Everyone that's pulling their AC out, if it's working send me a message, I need an AC system for the summer, lol.