Ac Removal

[pbjeeps]

I have been doing a gut and rebuild of the interior of my '87 Toy Coachmen. Before putting in any new ceiling panels, I decided to take the AC off of the roof. I've been wanting to do this anyway because I want to put in a window unit over the refrigerator like Waiter and others have done. It just makes sense on many different levels to do so; (you can get a replacement at Walmart, Lowes, Homedepot and even on Craigslist).

So today, I climbed up and removed my ac. The pan on the ac unit was rusted thru and where the compressor used to be attached, was a rusted out hole, so the ac needed to go. Once I got it off of the roof and started inspecting where the unit once was mounted, I noticed a few problems. The compressor had fallen into the rusted out hole and had rubbed a hole in my roof metal and it actually started rotting the aluminum. I looked further and where the pan had rusted thru near the aft end where the condensor was, had also started rubbing a hole in the roof metal.

I guess a word of caution is in order. If you just lift your ac from inside the coach and replace the gasket, you may not be going far enough. Mine would have been sealed around the 14" square hole in the roof but still would have leaked in the "new" hole the compressor had made and would have had another hole further aft soon too.

Well its gone now. A new piece of aluminum sheet with some nice gooey goo and screws and it is "fixed".

[Maineah]

The A/C gaskets really are only good for maybe 5 years. The 14X14 gasket will flatten out from the weight and the rear gasket (more of a shim) will do the same thing and the entire mess will lay on the roof and fill with water. If you think the A/C unit is noisy most likely the gaskets are shot it's not a hard task and the gasket kit is only about $15.