I've been searching for a CRX for a while now, window shopping if anything, but looking. The one item I think that has become more rarer than an OEM mudflap has become a CR-X with a/c.

I don't know if I've come across a single crx in the last seven months that didn't have a swap with A/C. I don't get it...A/C is awesome...its freaking A/C! like cold wind that god didn't make by spitting on us.

**** a roof rack...keep the A/C

 

After market?

 

i just bought a bone stock 91 crx si from the original owner and it still has ice cold a/c. a month before i bought it they just spent about 1k on a/c repairs at the honda dealer. new lines, compressor, condensor and reciever dryer. in florida, you need a/c lol...

ef's with a/c are still out there, just not many like you said

 

When I bought my Civic SI bone stock it had all the ac parts in it. All i had to do is replace the ac compressor and vuola i had AC. A couple years later the damn AC clutch went bad on me from the AC compressor and now im like THE HELL WITH IT, but I still have my AC parts installed not thinking of selling them though. Maybe I will get another AC compressor Who knows!!!!!!

 

im buying a compressor this year thats all i need! someone took my a/c compressor out but left all the a/c lines and condensor and everything else :p

 

That's not all you'll need - you will need a new filter/dryer since your system has been exposed to open air for so long.

 

I agree with 4drEF.

U need a dryer and i will also add an orifice tube. do and AC flush too.
Cause if not it will be a pain in the ***. i know from experience.

 

alright i will do that thanks(:

 

gets to be a pain in the neck when trying to work on the car sometimes with everything in the way. I would love to have A/C, but I don't mind not having it.

 

yeah, I've learned the hard way too. You really need to do them both to do it right. When I bought my CRX last Summer, the PO said that it had weak A/C. Even with a full charge, it blew cool but not cold. I looked at the service records and they spent $1100 fixing it, new compressor, R-134 conversion, etc. With all that expense, they never replaced the dryer or valve. I replaced them and it worked like a champ, blows 45 degrees in the Summer.

BTW: Fords have orifice tubes, Honda calls them expansion valves. It does the same thing though.

 

my std hatch still has it n it works fine......but im trading.it soon for blade$

 

still have my AC in my EF hatch

 

Either way replacing it is not necessary. They rarely go bad and R12 and R134 are close enough in thermal characteristics that the old R12 one works just fine with R134. Only difference being is that the R12 version has R12 in the bulb tube (you'll have to read up on how they work to understand).
What can have a dramatic effect is making sure the condenser and evaporator are good and clean. It may also be a good idea to take the bottom of your evaporator case off and get the leaves and cat hair out of it.

 

i got a 95 civic turbo...of course the a/c components have been takin off...and apparently its a pain in the *** and alot of $$$$$ to put it back on. I wish i knew that BEFORE i bought it haha...oh well

 

I do!

 

I am the original owner of my baby, Tahitian Green 91 Civic DX hatchback which I paid extra for 2 options: A/C and passenger side mirror. The AC was working fine until a couple years ago so I had the conversion done but it went out again. I'll probably have it fixed again before summer since it's still my daily driver and on hot days in traffic on I-80 in Sacramento, it's HOT.

 

Mine is still in my crx but it needs fixing

 

When i bought my crx, it had A/C and a b16 swap. A/C didn't work cuz the compressor was bad, but came with an extra working compressor. Never fixed it, put a turbo on instead LoL. If i need to cool down, i just boost.

 

PO removed all my a/c except the dash pieces. i bought a whole a/c setup from a member here, then found a guy selling a gsr compressor with crx hoses. it all bolted right up to my b16

 

im in the process of putting mine back in. just need to get new orings and psossibly new drier/accumulator.