I am putting ac back in my 91 hatch with a B series engine. everything fits fine, but my rubber lines off the compressor are about 2 inches away from my header. I know the lines are pretty close on a stock car, but should I buy some type of heat wrap to go around the hoses for added protection? Thanks for any help.

 

On my friends car,
shortly after we swapped it,the a/c hose melted and burst..

If memory serves me,He went to a place that makes hoses
and had one made about 1 foot longer than stock out of flexible
a/c hose..

The extra length allowed the hose to be routed around the fan shroud
and away from the heat source.

 

I'm running Innovative Mounts and their A/C bracket. All I did was heat wrap my lines, but I'm running the stock manifold with heat sheild as well.

 

Thanks for the info. What are you guys that have a header on a B swap using, if anything? I know someone on this forum has to have a header on their car with A/C.
I am thinking about wrapping the lines using some Thermo Tec heat tape that is for wires or hoses. Any input on this?

 

Thanks for the info. I will give the heat wrap a try first, and if it turns out to be a problem I will look into doing what your friend did.

 

wrap might help but it will not save you...i had a hose melt and burst after it was wrapped.
your best bet is to secure the hose to the radiator with tie wraps. i also used pieces of old radiator hose on places where it might rub. holding up so far!
a hydraulics shop is your friend if you need hoses repaired or modified. i can take pics of my setup if you want.

 

Thanks. Please post some pics.